Now, we should cover this entire graphic with an umbrella — with the word H O P E. I choose one-word’s for the year but my LIFE one-word is HOPE. God Himself gave it to me in late 2002 and I have never, ever turned it loose. You can read about that here.
HOPE…because it really does change everything!
This post is going to back to 2014 when I began the annual one-word experience. I do like to do this – I don’t think I quite got into it in 2014 and 2015 and I feel as though those words were weak.
Honor 2014
You can read the post here.
Honor is a really big deal in my world. I want to honor those around me by listening, serving, supporting, and having their back. I want to honor God with my obedience and allegiance.
Wonder 2015
You can read the post here.
Honestly, I can’t remember this one word being anything extraordinary for me – taking “wonder” in things is not unusual for me. And, I have never taken WONDERful things for granted. So…
Discipline 2016
This word was delivered with fervor in November 2015 – by Holy Spirit. Right in my face,
You have no self-discipline in three areas.
I know, Lord, I hear You – I’m listening. Read – Pray – Move.
Discipline in these three areas became paramount in my everyday life. I checked them off every day in my planner. And, I stuck to it. Like glue.
I cannot find the post introducing DISCIPLINE.
Sufficient 2017
You can read the post here.
Looking back I can see why Holy Spirit gave me sufficient in 2017 – The Lord wanted me to know beyond any shadow of doubt that HE WAS ENOUGH – He was sufficient for me and my world. I was beginning to feel the tug of discontentment AGAIN and I was fighting it, and praying and believing and standing in faith but it continued to inch toward me. UGHly. Discontentment is one of Satan’s greatest weapons in his lousy arsenal. He will wield it with every force possible. And, I was determined to fight with the weapons of warfare. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble? WELL THEN SATAN sufficient for your trouble is THE GOD OF ANGEL ARMIES.
God showed up and showed off in 2017.
October 2017 –> Reap 2018
October 2017 I wrote in big block letters on my kitchen chalkboard: R E A P. After all it was harvest season and one reaps in harvest, right? It was a seasonal word, I thought.
As I began to pray for my one word 2018 several came to mind. Then one day out of the blue the Lord spoke, “Reap. Your word is REAP. It is your season for REAPING.”
Yes, Lord.
You can read the post here.
2018 has truly been a time of reaping for us. We sold our home of 30 years. We bought a new travel trailer. We moved to a second-floor downtown flat. But it has certainly had its grief too – we lost our beloved doggie, Sam. Our best companion of 14 years. We still miss him and still have moments of unabashed sadness and slobbering. The Lord gives and the Lord takes away.
2019 One Word is GRACE.
Looking forward to how this will play out. I want MORE GRACE in my life and I want to give more GRACE.
Welcome GRACE.
I clicked the first “read post here” in your first paragraph. The blog on HOPE. Im so incredibly thankful you were with me during the horrible first days, the wretched weeks that followed and all of the tormented terrible tears that came year after year!! GRACE. Thank you for giving it and teaching it!!!! ❤️
I was kind of hoping YOU wouldn’t catch this blog!!! Sorry my sweet daughter.
PEACE for 2019
Peace. GOOD WORD.
It is amazing how one word can become so precious, but each word does. For 2019, my word is “Fruit”. I want that my life be more fruitful this year to the glory of the Father. And I want more of the fruit of the Spirit to be produced in and through my life.
And grace – a good word for sure.
I’ll be looking to see how God works these words in each of our lives.
Joanne, I love your word. “FRUIT” That I might walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, bearing good fruit in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God. Colossians 1.10 (Definitely one on my life verses)
Love the graphic! Grace, one of my favorite words!!
XO
One of my favorite principles and one of God’s characteristics that I treasure and need every single day!!!
Oh, how I love this! I had Wonder one year, too! I didn’t expect it to impact me because, like you, I tend to find Wonder all the time -but it ended up being one of my favorite words!
I’m keeping my OneWord from last year because I don’t feel that it really had its way with me in 2018! JOY… (and everyone said, Yes and Amen!)
We had WONDER together actually and I was jelly of how much you loved your word. LOL
Susan, thank you for sharing these one word reviews of the years. I’ve never even thought about summing them up like that but it makes perfect sense. Touched by your post on hope and your daughter’s comment. Blessings to you and yours in the coming year ahead.
Christina, well it was my sister’s idea and a good one. Made me pause and think and remember. I’m glad I did this actually. My daughter is my hero – no one should have to go through the pain and sorrow she endured. But God, right? Whew…
Like you, HOPE is my lifelong word. I’ve had a word from the Lord for the last few years, but so far nothing for 2019. I wish I knew…
Michele, we are HOPE sisters. The call to pray for you came at 3:30 this morning. xo
I’m still praying what my word is for this coming year, but… Be Still keeps coming back to me. And also Fortress, hmmmm
Fortress? Odd one. But, if it’s odd? It’s usually God!
“Never despise small beginnings” This is what God has been telling me lately. So It will either be Small or Beginnings. Leaning toward small.
I LOVE that scripture and quote it a lot. Great oneword scripture!
“For grace through faith”
John 3.16 and Ephesians 2.8-9
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