{"id":1132,"date":"2018-01-02T19:30:51","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T19:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/?p=1132"},"modified":"2020-12-29T11:32:39","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T17:32:39","slug":"one-word-resolution-free-2018-printable-calendar-scripture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.estherdorotik.net\/blog\/one-word-resolution-free-2018-printable-calendar-scripture\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Choose One Word For The Year | 175 of the Best Christian Words"},"content":{"rendered":"

I don’t know about you but our New Year started off blazing … literally! Our New Year’s morning began with faulty carbon monoxide alarms ringing in our ears and the wintry cold air nipping at our nose while we sat outside waiting for the fire department to give clearance.<\/p>\n

As the world welcomed in 2018, the final calendar page turned, and a new chapter began. The future – unwritten.<\/p>\n

For years, I’ve spent the first few days of the new year choosing an overarching one-word theme for the year ahead, each one preparing me for a new direction of His leading.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fearless. Anchored. Passionate. Purposeful. Intentional.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Because our bodies are the temple of the Holy Spirit (1 Corinthians 6:19), I want to start the year by cleaning out His temple. Sweeping out any desires not from His throne room, straightening up any plans that do not align with Him, and dusting off hidden dependencies to reveal the beauty of His plan under the surface. <\/span><\/p>\n

As God creatively made all things from nothing, we see that “the earth brought forth vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their own kind (Genesis 1:12).” We too can only produce or yield fruit according to our “kind”.\u00a0And because we live in the world<\/em>, there is always a strong tug to live of the world.\u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

It’s no wonder, then, that God told the Israelites not to sow their fields with two kinds of seeds (Leviticus 19:19). One will soak up the nutrients, growing and thriving, while the other will barely survive and die.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So my desire for this year – and every year – is to “yield<\/strong>“. A word full of both\u00a0give and return. Surrender yet receive. Its two-fold. A yielded heart to His desires and plans so that my testimony yields or produces His faithfulness and love to others.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Like the mustard seed which starts off as the smallest seed on earth and\u00a0<\/span>grows up to becomes the\u00a0largest garden plant, it must be planted. When we allow God to water our mustard seed of faith, it becomes a shade and shelter for others (Mark 4:30-32).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But, to live this yielded life I first have to receive, surrender, and submit to the Father so that I can yield – bear, produce, display – fruit according to His will for our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n

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How about you? How do you choose to live a year of intention? By selecting a word of resolution? Are you determined to abide by a fixed purpose? Steadfast and immovable?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

So are you ready? Here are a few steps to get you started.<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Invite God in<\/strong>. No one knows your future better than the One who is already there. He is the only secure source of wisdom. \u00a0<\/span>\n