I don't normally make a New Year's resolution. For me, I know that I can make a resolution but probably won't see it through for very long. I know I have a defeatist attitude in that regard, but I don't see the point in making a resolution that I know I will break within the next week or so.
The one thing I did start doing a few years ago is choosing a word for the year. I first heard about this on K-LOVE (http://www.klove.com/) in January 2011. The idea is to find a word to define the upcoming year for you; a word for you to ponder and hopefully draw you closer to God.
My first year my word was DELIGHT. Delight in those around me; delight more in God; and have God delight in me. My word for 2012 was HOPE. For a while at the end of 2011, I was feeling like I was losing hope. But for 2012, I wanted to hope again. Hope for a future; hope for a better relationship with God; and hope that in all things God is with me. I never thought about it last year, but God brought this concept of choosing a word to define the upcoming year to my attention again a couple of weeks ago.
I have not done the best job at keeping up communication with God but have been trying harder the past month. And He has been speaking to me. He has been telling me that I am not relying on Him enough (and probably worrying too much). So my word for 2014 is TRUST. Trust in God and trust that everything will work out alright in the end. Here is from my journal entry regarding this:
God, I trust You. I trust that You will take care of me and that you know what is best for me. I trust that You will always be with me and will always love me. I trust that You hear me when I call and will answer. I trust that You will guide me through the future. I trust that You have a plan and You know what You are doing...I trust You.
It seems so simple when I see it written out like this, but in real life...well, real life is complicated. I'm at the point in my life where I am looking for a full-time job and trying to decide if I should go to grad school or not and, if so, what I should study. I have also reached the age where many of my friends are getting married and/or having children, yet I have never even had a boyfriend. It's hard to trust that God really does have someone special out there for me.
So, these are some of the things that I must learn to trust God with. One of my RAs gave me this handy reminder of what it means to trust:
Total
Reliance (on God)
Under
Stress &
Trials
I haven't done it yet, but I plan on writing this on my mirror. That way I will see it every morning as I get ready for the day. Plus, if I continue communicating with God and listening for His voice, I know He will continue to remind me that I need to trust in Him.
So what is your word for 2014?
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you. ~ Psalm 9:10
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