FAITHFULNESS
…That is my new word for 2017. A word to be studied,
experienced, and felt. A word to be savored and paid keen attention to. The
faithfulness of God is to be appreciated and this is my promise—to stick with
this word, meditate on the meaning and power and peace of this word. I want depth
of my lack of understanding in this—more than a word—rather a character trait—to
meet with the grace of the King of Kings. And then—bring Him Glory.
The idea to even find
a word for every year came from the book called, ONE PERFECT WORD One WORD
Can Make ALL
the Difference by #1 New York Times Bestselling Author,
Debbie Macomber.
Is this one of those New Year’s Eve resolutions? Even
though this is the last day of 2016 this journey is hardly that. I began
thinking about and picking this word on December 17th. After I
choose “faithfulness” I dug into my store of available journals and discovered
one that had a title, GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS
PROMISE
JOURNAL. Not only is
there space for my scribblings, but quotes and scriptures on this theme are scattered
throughout.
I already
realize that His faithfulness will not always have the face that I expect or the
expected end. I know that He is God and that He has all in control. But to
experience this word shall be amazing. I know that Abraham and Sarah and Joseph
and David etc. experienced this word and knew Him better for the journey. Oh,
to be clay in my FATHER’S HANDS, may all the unwilling, hard places in my heart
surrender well and quickly to His ministrations and loving grace.
WHAT
IS YOUR WORD FOR THIS YEAR?
P. S. My
sister gave me a bracelet with Psalm 46:10 engraved on inside this Christmas. Be still and know that I am God; I will be
exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. Selah
And so the journey begins…. I wish you and yours a fabulous New Year in
2017!
