For the past couple years I have been choosing one word to dwell on for the whole year. The first two years the words seemed a bit irrelevant, I wasn’t super into it, but maybe that’s how beginnings are in general. A learning process.
The year 2021 was completely different though. The years before I just chose a word I wanted to learn: value, confidence. The word for 2021 was different, God really laid it on my heart. That word was healing. Boy, was this year was a huge year of healing, in hard but amazing ways.
All that to say, I was a bit intimidated to pick a word for 2022. Many words rumbled around in my mind, none really feeling right. I told myself, geez just pick one your making it a bigger deal than it is. I couldn’t stop though. After praying about it I finally landed on my word for 2022.
Live.
The year 2021 was one of healing from many past wounds. Understanding better the ways I coped to try to ignore those wounds instead of healing from them. I realize we all heal for the rest of our lives, but 2021 was different than the sanctifying process that is life. It taught me to lay down my own efforts, my own coping mechanisms and let Jesus live in me. It taught me to stop trying to cover up or fix my brokenness and instead hold up the pieces up to God and say can you make something beautiful from this? It opened my eyes to the fact that I need to live free from fear or people pleasing and trust Christ living through me. It made me acknowledge the wrestle I had with some self hatred.
Live for 2022 is a year to cement the huge healing moments of 2021.
Live a life that radiates Christ.
Live free of broken identities.
Live the life God made for me.
Live the way God made me.
Live to love.
Live new–all things new.
Live for Christ, not people.
Live joyfully.
Live in each moment instead of wishing it away.
Write words of life.
Live the abundant life Christ gives.
All of this only comes from Christ living in me so I picked a few Bible verses to go along with this word to keep my mind centered.
“I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who lives, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now life in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me.” Galatians 2:20
“The thief does not come except to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” John 10:10
Healing has brought life in a new way, and now it’s time to live in that.
What about you, do you choose one word to focus on for the year? I would love to hear your word and how they have impacted your years in the past!
