The new year is upon us. We have stepped out from 2019 and before us stretches a fresh new decade and year. Old calendars are removed and replaced with crisp, new ones. In the air there is a feeling of promise for what could be. Are you ready for 2020?
I've been pondering my Word for 2020, and tried a few on for size. I wanted the word to evoke positive thoughts, to be meaningful for where I'm at right now in my life circumstances, and to be almost like a breath prayer.
I've settled on the word BREATHE.
I can't help but think of my precious grandchild who was born the other day, on December 29th. He took his first breath at 7:15 a.m. What a miracle life is!
Breath is the foundation of life. There is no life without it. It permeates our being.
Our breath is holy, since it originated with God. According to Genesis 2, He breathed his breath in us, and we became living souls. That's a thought to sit with!
When I'm overwhelmed, the word BREATHE will remind me to get back to basics. I'll stop tensing up and trying to figure things out. Just breathe. In and out. Finding my breath will help me to surrender what I can not do in my own strength. It will remind me that I'm going into 2020 with God, rather than on my own, and that He's always with me, as near as my breath.
I don't know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.
Have you chosen a word or phrase for 2020?
First, congrats with the new grandchild! A wonderful blessing indeed! Great word for your year with breathe and so true that our very next breath does indeed come from God. I chose Focus as in focusing my eyes on Jesus more than on what is going on around me and in the world.
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betty
Congratulations on the birth of your Grandson and good choice of word.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to give you the card I made you (before I read this post) ...
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