I am so ready for a new word and I think my expectations are probably a little too high for this word :) There is a lot of hope wrapped up in this word and I'm very excited. As I started thinking about my next word, I was also coming to realize that I am searching for things in people that can only truly be found in God. Things like stability, faithfulness, acceptance, and worth. My relationship with God is not where I would like it to be and has suffered a lot over the last few years. I knew that I wanted to work on that and make that a main focus of 2024. I knew the general idea I wanted and had two words I was thinking about but one kind of incorporated the other and I kept seeing it pop up all around me. I usually take that as confirmation that God wants me to make that word my theme for the year. What is this word? It is... ABIDE According to the dictionary, there are a few definitions of "abide". The first is a transitive verb and is very passive. To me, it incorporates stillness and "being". I see childlike faith and trust. All of which I need to work on.
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3: to accept without objection Then we have the intransitive verb. 1: to remain stable or fixed in a state (a love that abided with him all his days) 2: to continue in a place That last one seems like an oxymoron but here we see that stability that I'm craving. My focus for 2024 is abiding in God. I want to learn to sit at His feet like Mary, to bring Him into every moment of my day, to start and end each day with Him. My verses for this year are Psalm 27:4, Psalm 91:1, and John 15: 1-17. I will be trying to memorize again. Hopefully I can do better than last year with the long one. I don't have any songs yet but maybe some will come up as the year goes on. I am so excited to see what happens in my life as a result of focusing on abiding. I'm sure that, as always, it will turn out wildly differently than I think but I know it will be good and just what I actually needed. Do you have a word for 2024? Or a theme? I'd love to hear what it is!
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I am a natural light portrait photographer. I've been taking photos since 2014 and would eat a smoothie from Tropical Smoothie Cafe for lunch everyday if I could. Thank you so much for stopping by. I blog about sessions, things I'm learning, stuff in my life, and information for YOU, my client. If you like what you see around the site, I'd love to work with you! I'd also love to connect with you on Instagram. I'm @sarah_jayne_photo :) Archives
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