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New Year = New Word + Motivation to Grow
After a year of ‘Surrender,’ I have a new word, verse, and song for the coming year
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‘Surrender’ was my Word of the Year for 2024. After a rough few years of creating boundaries and claiming peace from family drama, I needed to cover it all with love and forgiveness and surrender it all to God.
I also needed to surrender my worries, fears, and — a big one for me — the need for control!
I highlighted more I learned about ‘Surrendering’ in my mid-year reflections and end-of-the-year lesson posts. Suffice it to say, I had much to learn and much to surrender!
Which brings me to my word for 2025
When I prayed about my word for the coming year, I briefly wondered if I should continue with ‘Surrender’ (I was stuck on ‘Peace’ for 3 years, after all!), but the phrase that kept coming to mind was:
Be still & listen — trust & obey.
I know that’s more than one word! But I feel I need to spend more time in stillness and listening, not just for God but also in my relationships and life in general.
