#oneword2018

A few years ago I decided to pick one word for the year that would help inspire and motivate me. 2016- Shine 2017- Hope I’ve already started thinking about my #oneword for 2018. What word would you pick for me? #oneword365 #motivate #inspire #hope #shine #oneword2018

A meditative crochet pattern while watching “Eric Clapton: Life in 12 Bars”

#love #courage #OneWord2018 #EnjoyingBeing (at Jersey City, New Jersey)

Setting your intentions on one word is a powerful practice and one that I know can change the direction of our lives. #oneword2018 #motivationmonday #supermommy

#wait ... our #oneword2018 ... we choose to wait on the Lord. Excerpt from #gotquestions "Waiting on the Lord is something the godly do. It’s about holding on tight, hoping with expectation and trust, knowing that our Lord is not making us wait just to see how long we can “take it.” There are times when God will delay His answer, and we will at times wonder why He seems so reluctant to intervene in our affairs: “I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God” (Psalm 69:3). But, knowing the Lord, we trust that He will come at the perfect moment, not a second too soon or too late." His timing. His Will. His plan. His purpose- even when we don't understand it all. Even if we can't see how it makes sense- we wait... And He leads us to an inner understanding that only a genuine faith and trust and belief in Him can define- it's an inner knowing confirmed by the Word and the Spirit. That's where our peace comes from- surrendering everything-every worry, every fear, every #unansweredquestion to this ongoing process- #wait

http://drspikecook.com/2018/01/10/my-oneword-2018-gratitude/

Hope everyone is having a wonderful start to the new year! New post on my one word theme for the year is up on the blog! #oneword2018 #happynewyear

Worthy of making time to read. Misty’s post so resonates with my own heart. “I don’t want a soul that is an empty copy of current culture.” Misty Krasawski ✨ Repost from @mistykrasawski using @repostregramapp ✨ My #oneword2018 is “Listen.” And here’s where I’ll do most of that listening. The noise of the world clutters and confuses me, and I can afford that less and less, it seems, as time goes on. I need to simplify, to pare down to what’s necessary; to focus on things that are truly true. Social media tends to leave me frustrated for a multitude and myriad of opposing reasons; tempted to bewail the state of the church as well as the world, while at the same time looking for affirmation from the same place and people feeding my frustration. It’s a recipe for an empty life, and that’s not the way I want to live. I don’t want a soul that is an empty copy of current culture topped with cute clothes, deftly applied makeup, a well-chosen filter and a handful of pithy, spiritual sounding phrases. Not that I’ve ever been able to pull any of that off anyway, but the clamor of it is always there. And I have no interest in trying to impress anyone with how high I can climb up some ladder of “success” inevitably leaning against the wrong building. One can collect quite a pile of money and stuff without adding one iota to the beauty of one’s soul or the depth of one’s intellect. I want to dig down. My life has to find and settle into its center, its pulsing life in the Life of God. He’s given all the wide creation for my contemplation, and others have worked in paint and words, marble and steel, notes and movement to enlighten all of us to the truths they’ve found. Those are the places I want to lean close to in this new year, which means I’ve got to let this little screen have a lot less of my attention. We become what we behold. Is that a heartening thought, or a frightening one? Here’s to an expansively simplified, widely focused, deeply lived 2018. #mywordfor2018