It seems – at least in the circles in which I find myself running these days – rather than making resolutions, deciding on a word or phrase to guide you through the year has become popular. I’ve done this for 4 or 5 years now – starting with just a simple promise to be kinder and more gentle to myself. Another year I vowed to poke holes in my stumbling blocks. And as I discover phrases that ring true for me, I add them in – Live Deliberately will continue to carry over. Jumping into life each day as opposed to passively letting life drift by. I’m not ready to let that one go – still lots of work to do there.
This past month I’ve tried out a few words to see how they fit and I kept coming back to TRUST. Every time I feel fear or doubt rising, I need to make that word a deliberate choice. So, Live Deliberately and Choose to TRUST are what I want to take on as phrases to guide me throuogh 2010. Trust in myself and my God-given abilities. Trust that I’m not ahead or behind – but exactly where I need to be. Trust that no matter what life (or the economy) brings, God has a plan and he’ll get me through to its completion. Trust that all I have to do is take the next step.
Trust that by simply choosing deliberately to TRUST, the fears and worries will fall away.
