Every year for many years now, I have chosen a word to focus on, a word that helps me to center in on God throughout the year. Last year’s word was “listen.” I confess that I am still working on the skill of being an active listener and to tuned in to God. That just tells me that God is still working on me and I am not close to perfect yet.

This year’s word is similar in that it is a verb. Having a tendency to judge by appearances and oftentimes hastily, I have prayed and I think that God wants me to “see” this year. He wants me to see things as He sees them, to look for Him in the little things, to find Him wherever I go and in whatever circumstance I find myself. I frequently look at a situation, judge it as hopeless and then cry out to God to get out of it. This new year, I want to see the situation as God sees it, an opportunity for me to grow and to press into Him. I want to cry out to God to see things as He sees them before I pass judgment on them as bad or awful or unworthy of my time. I want to see people as God sees them, as created by Him, no matter how annoying they may be to me.

These are my verses that I have chosen to accompany my word of the year.

Do you choose a word for the year, or do you have a resolution that you would like to share? No judgment whether you have one or the other or none at all. I just want to see you on my blog post, commenting so that I can get to know you better. After all, I am hoping to spend eternity with you!