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  1. ESTABLISH

    Mark (1 month ago)

    I’ve been thinking about what MY ONE WORD should be in light of how I failed to live up to my one word last year, which was resilient.

    Can’t say I remained resilient to what occurred all around me in my life I believe I didn’t firmly ESTABLISH the necessary foundations in my life to become strong, and resilient.

    So, ESTABLISH:
    A firm foundation of a trust in GOD upon which to build;

    Guidelines to follow in my walk with GOD;

    A never ending or wavering Love for GOD, HIS teachings, and a firm belief in all HE has to offer us;

    Boundaries to keep myself on a righteous path;

    An honest work ethic;

    A loving and compassionate inner being that people will notice and draw inspiration from.

  2. FAITH

    Courtney, age 11 (1 month ago)

    Faith. That's a word nobody can deny. You can't live a Christian life without Faith. Not Faith in money or any other worldly things. Faith in God,and God alone. For me it's Faith that God will change my life so that I will be able to have a better relationship with him and with my family. That's why I chose the word Faith.

  3. Favor

    Beverly (1 month ago)

    At first I thought my word might be secure but I do not struggle in that area...since I was a teenager God revealed Himself to me in such a real and personal way that I became totally convinced of His love for me. So I went back to some of my favorite verses (Exodus 33:12-13)
    and realized that what I want more than anything is to know I find favor with Him. Moses says in these verses "If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you" That is my prayer for 2010. Please Father, teach me your ways, for I want to know you more.

  4. LOVE

    Mikki (1 month ago)

    I'm 34 yrs old, I have been blessed with a life full of love. I have never known a time in my life where I felt unloved. I started questioning why God would bless me with so much love when there are so many people in this world that don't have one person they feel loved by. God's answer was very simple. I am loved so that I can reflect His love to others. God has already put people in my life this year that need nothing more than to know that they are loved. My hope is to just reflect some of His love into their lives. That is why my word for 2010 is LOVE.

  5. Believe

    Del (1 month ago)

    I'm 37 now and have gone through my whole life with depression. Some periods were worse than others. I grew up with horrible parents. My Dad almost killed me with a gun and beat me up numerous times. My Mom abandoned me, took my siblings, and moved six states away. My Dad was an alcoholic and both parents smoked Marijuana. I was also a victim of sexual abuse from both parents. Man, what a life ya know? Fast forward to my adult life and I married a wonderful woman who is just outstanding and the love of my life. She has one of the purest hearts I've ever seen and in my eyes (I know I'm biased) she is the best! I have no doubt that God meant for her to be my wife. 4 years ago I turned my back on God because of academic issues that didn't make any sense to me. Soon after I fell off the wagon and started drinking heavily again. I also developed a gambling problem during this time. We lost everything that we had built together. We separated in 2008 for a year. We worked on our marriage for about 6 months through counseling. During this time I was lying to my wife about drinking and gambling (we were still separated). We reunited in June 2009 for 3 months. I was miserable. Not because of my wife, but because of the same I had inside me. I wore that shame and depression on my sleeve and it was depressing for my wife. I had been bringing her down for the past 4 years. Not believing in God was a huge issue for us as well. I had frequently debated believers in our church in our former town and frequently debated others on large email distribution lists that the church would circulate for legitimate and appropriate purposes. I won't get into the questions that I had in this forum because frankly there are no answers for some of them. In September of 2009 my wife and I separated again and I was absolutely crushed. When we initially separated this time I missed her, but I was thinking "this is great, now I can do what I want when I want". Then I started drinking heavily. Sometimes as much as 12-18 beers a night. My mind was racing all the time and the alcohol was like self-medicating. At one point I became suicidal and my wife had a magistrate's order to send me to the hospital. The Sheriff's came to pick me up, put me in handcuffs and took me to the hospital. I was suicidal during this time and I wanted to die so bad. I had had enough. I just couldn't take it anymore. The only thing that kept me alive was my kids. I couldn't do it to them. It would have left a life long void with them that I just couldn't live with. I remember lying in bed that day holding my kid's picture tight to my chest just crying and crying and crying. I had lost all enjoyment in life and when I looked at people all I saw was the worst in them. I saw all the human imperfections and found no joy in human relationships. I was also jobless during this time and eating a lot of Ramen Noodels because I was literally broke. I had to borrow money from a friend just to keep my car on the road and the electric bill paid etc. My wife had sent an email to the PC3 Refuge program through the website with my name and email as if I had wrote it. I was in correspondence with Tommy for about 2 months before I actually had a day that I was sober that I could go see him. About 2 weeks or so before this I had started attending church again. I still didn't believe but God was working on me. Sometime in early October I sat in bed and prayed and cried. I had all I can take and was thinking to my self, "maybe I'm wrong about this God thing". About 3 days later I got a call about a job. Prior to this I did not even have an interview for over 17 months. I got the job so my prayer was answered. I was thinking at the time that maybe this was coincidence, but I had an open mind at this time. I kept going to church and kept drinking. Not long after this I prayed for God to take away my alcohol addiction, gambling addiction, and my depression etc. Well, about a week later all of it was gone. This was enough to convince me that there was some sort of God out there somewhere. I haven't missed a Sunday since then. Once I was sober I began praying to God to work a miracle in my marriage. I knew my wife had all she could take and we were surely headed for divorce. I told my wife about my prayers. On Christmas of this year we embraced and I just caved emotionally. I was so thankful. We have started plans for reconciliation, but it will take some time. This was another prayer answered. I have no doubt that my wife and I would not make it without God. I'm pleased to report that I have been sober now coming up on 2 months and I feel the best I've felt in years. As a side note, every time I sin I feel awful inside and I get some anxiety. So God has shown me that there will be no tolerance for sin, so it is getting easier and easier to live sin free. So its because of this story that I have chosen the word "Believe". My heart desires to believe in God, People, Goodness, Love, and all the fruits of the spirit. So, in 2010 my word is believe.

  6. Stillness

    Deborah (1 month ago)

    When I was listening to the conversation about my one word, yesterday morning, I was at that moment writng in my prayer journal, praying for a dear friend who has so much fear in life. At that moment the word I thought of was
    "Fearless" that was exactaly what I was praying for, for my friend. It is my experience that when one is fearless in the sureness of God's love through Jesus there is such freedom. I am pretty much fearless. Fearless would be a good word for my friend.

    As I gave this just another moments thought I knew what my one word is stillness. I need nearly daily reminders to be still. I am by nature a chaotic person, multitasking is second nature for me. I am always thinking ahead, planning ahead, and at the same time making it up as I go. "I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. Burning all twelve candles at both ends at the same time is a happy place for me, but there are times when things start spinning out of control, and being a very emotional girl, I have a tendency to be reactionary, instead of taking a breath and taking a step back for a moment of stillness.

    Last year at this time I was participating in a Bible study and one of our homework assingments was to pick a favorite scripture and write about why it is our favorite scripture. How do you pick, there are so many scriptures that speak to my mind and heart and that restore my spirit. As I pondered this the verse Psalm 46:10 "Be still and know that I am God" was impressed on my mind. I was, sitting with my prayer journal at that moment and the following is what I felt the Holy Spirit impress on my mind.

    "How many times, as parents, have we said to our children "Be Still."? I recall Bill Cosby talking about parenting and parents saying to a child "be still. Be Still! (Insert child's name here) BE STILL!!!! As the parent of three small chldren, at that time, I could really relate and find considerable humor in this.

    Steven Curtis Chapman sings, "Be still and know that He is God. Be still and know He is our Father. Come rest your head upon His breast, listen to the rhythm of His unfailling heart of love.... Be still"

    When my chldren were wmall, and sleep alluded them at bedtime, or in church, before the squirming and fidgeting got out of control, I would pull the child close to me. With a gentle hand on the child's head, I would smooth the child's hair, caress the child's face and whisper, "be still". Very soon the child would be still and calm.

    There are times, in the chaos of my life, when my Heavenly Father has to say, "be still, Be Still! DEBORAH, BE STILL!!!!" before I will stop what I am doing and be still. But, many times, I am aware of my Heavenly Father pulling this child close to Hm and wht a gentle hand on my head, He smoothes my hair and caresse my face and whispers, "Be still and know that I am God, I am Your Father." Very soon I am still and calm. I hear the rhythm of His unfailing heart of love. And I know."

    Stillness is my word for this year, I can do all things through Him who gives me strength, but I don't need to do it all at the same time. I need to take more time to be still and quiet my mind and spirit to hear and know, to be refreshed and renewed, body, mind and spirit.

  7. CONSIDER

    Jason (1 month ago)

    It took some time to find my word this year. I've always tried to run my life as I think best, usually not relying on God, always finding myself in the same place. That is, continually searching, never feeling satisfied, always wanting more for myself. So I tried to start this process for 2010 by searching the bible for a verse, finally landing on one - Philippians 2:3-4 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.

    Last year, I joined a small group and I cannot begin to express what I've learned by witnessing the strength of these guys both in their spirit and the way they willingly sacrifice for their wives and families. Being a single guy in a group of mostly married guys is giving me great insight both into how selfishly I've lived my life and into what it will take to be a good husband and father someday.

    One of the guys in my small group found another verse, and it firmed up in my mind that this is my word.
    1 Peter 3:7 Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect...

    To take the time to think of others first, and to believe that the most important person in my life on any given day isn't the guy I'm seeing in the mirror. Sounds simple, but it's revolutionary. Consider. That's my one word.

  8. Apprecative

    Corina (1 month ago)

    This word came to me while driving to work listening to k love, while i listened to others share there word i kept hearing in my mind the word apprecative. I want to be more apprecative of all i have in my life, children, marriage, health, shealter, love, food all that i take for granted. it's so easy to complaine but difficult to be greatful and appreciative for all the little things we take for granted that god provieds. I have little but i have so much and should be humble and appreciative. Because others have so much less and are so much more appreciative.

  9. Fearless

    Donna (1 month ago)

    Knowing my strength is in Jesus, I want to be fearless in 2010 to face change, make a difference, be an example of the light. 2009... I wasn't fearless.

  10. PURIFY

    TAMMY (1 month ago)

    THE WORD "PURIFY" HAS BEEN ON MY MIND FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. I BELIEVE HAVING A "PURE" HEART, MIND, SPIRIT & BODY WOULD ALLOW ME TO DEVELOP A MUCH DEEPER RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD. AND ISN'T THAT OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IN THIS LIFE. BLESSED ARE THE "PURE" IN HEART; FOR THEY SHALL SEE GOD. MATTHEW 5:8

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