WORD FOR 2026

 

This Scripture has me meditating on it throughout the last couple of days. 

In the warm sun sparkling on the snow a little  bit ago, I was out walking and thinking about how my confidence in my self has slipped somewhat when I'm around certain extended family members or when I'm dealing with an extended family situation.  And I realized.....wait a minute, Faith.....your confidence comes from the Lord. Don't allow others or Satan to steal your joy, your trust, your faith or your confidence. I'm probably not explaining myself well right now but I believe my "Word of the Year" for this new year is going to be Confidence and this Scripture will be my Scripture of the Year. I've been doing this since 2014.  

Past years, my words have been: Still, Liberty, Simplify, Trust, Savor, Thrive, Believe, Joy, Hope, Shine, and this past year was Presence. For some reason I didn't have a "word of the year" for 2019. 

So I'm going with Confidence. Although I feel like there are some strained relationships in the extended family, I'm still going to live my life the way God is leading me. I"m still going to lead the ministries and groups He has placed before me.  I'm still going to engage in various volunteer service projects as God leads and have the confidence that I am a daughter of the Most High King and am living for an Audience of One. I don't have to explain my choices to others nor do I have to apologize to family members when Dave and I choose to do other things vs a family gathering. ( although we were planning on attending the last one until some people were uncomfortable with us being exposed to a daughter who had cold symptoms...I'm so glad I don't live in fear....we did understand, sort of.... but were also a bit perplexed as one of those people have been vaccinated!) We've chosen to not get the flu shot and so far this winter we have been healthy.  Of course we eat a lot of citrus fruit and get enough sleep and drink lots of water on top of taking vitamins so I believe that helps. We move through our days confident that God will take care of us.  

"In the fear of the Lord, one has strong confidence, and his children will have a refuge" ~Proverbs 14:26~ 

There is a security  found in God when we revere Him. (fear Him). Having a deep respect of the Most High God...our Sovereign Father in Heaven, provides for us a refuge from the struggles of life, from the anxieties of life, the fear of man, and is a model for our children. Confidence in God gives one an inner freedom of peace, strength and security from the world.  It's also a generational blessing so to speak: when I have a healthy fear of the Lord, my children (now young adults) have a shelter and reap the blessings. 

Do you have a word for the new year?  Did you have a word for 2025??