by Andrea Renee Cox
For many years now, I’ve seen One Word floating around on
various blogs. It’s a movement to focus on one word per year rather than do
resolutions. I was not interested in this movement because it seemed
restricting. Only one word for an entire year? Wouldn’t that limit what God
could do if I only focused on one word?
Well, this year, before seeing anyone’s blog about it, One
Word floated through my mind in a new way. I’ve been struggling with focus lately,
and the more I thought about One Word, the more it made sense for this
particular year. Perhaps that singular focus is exactly what I need in 2017.
So I’ve jumped into One Word. I’m not really sure how to do
it, but I trust that, since God’s brought me to it, He will show me the way
through it. He has already shown me how to choose my word for the year. I had
been praying over a few different words when a completely different one came
into my mind. I quickly realized that was the way God was giving me the word He
wants me to focus on.
Therefore, my One Word for 2017 is…
