2019
Word of the Year: EMBRACE
This word started coming to me back in November. If you read my post on "being awkward," you will understand this word just a little more. Life is hard and we really don't have control over things, so why not just embrace what comes to you. I don't want to be discontent. I don't want to live in regrets. I don't want to live in the "if only" and "I didn't get my way." I want to embrace life. I want to embrace each part of it, the good and the bad. I want to embrace Jesus and all He has for me!
My Three:
I considered a couple different words, including "be" and "awkward" (again, see the post about it). Then I started thinking more and more about the word embrace. And I kept hearing it over and over again. About a week before Christmas, a friend and I were having a conversation and she asked me if I had picked a word for 2019 yet. I told her the first two options and said I had one other one, but I couldn't remember it right then. She then asked me about the word "embrace." I was like "That's the other word I was thinking of." I love how I couldn't even remember it in the moment, but God used her to remind me of the word that was already written in my notebook on my list of words for the year.
If you want to read the original story that got me started thinking about "embrace," check out this post.
The final determiner was a sermon I heard on the last Sunday in December. I felt like it was written just for me. Remember my post on what we deserve? Well, I felt like that theme rang throughout the sermon. And then over and over again, I heard the word "embrace." At the end, the one line that stood out to me was, "Embrace Jesus." And that is when I knew for sure I was going to embrace the word embrace!
I just love how God uses situations in our life to guide us! I think it is so important to be on the lookout! Look for those God-sightings!
The Dictionary Definition
(Merriam-Webster)
: to accept readily or gladly
She is always ready to embrace an opportunity.
:to avail oneself of
(avail: advantage toward attainment of a goal or purpose, : to make use of : to take advantage of )
Here is a start to my list of embracing.
Embrace awkward. Embrace Out-of-Control. Embrace hard things. Embrace the little things. Embrace life. Embrace Jesus.
(A great blog post from Boundless on embracing out-of-control.)
Bible Verses:
...a time to embrace...
Ecclesiastes 3:5
(A great blog post from Boundless on embracing out-of-control.)
Bible Verses:
...a time to embrace...
Ecclesiastes 3:5
I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live...
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