YOU NEED ONE WORD

One word. It will make a difference in your day. Your week. Your month. Your year. It will change you. It will motivate you, inspire you. It is powerful.

Have you heard of  "My One Word"? It began in 2010. The idea is to choose one word for the year to inspire you. I think it's a great idea. Much better than new year's resolutions. For the past 3 years I have chosen a word. I was excited! My word was going to motivate me! Change me for the better! Give me passion! Yeah right. By March each year my words had basically fallen off my radar. I barely thought about them. At the moment I can't even tell you what my words were.  Once again I started something that I didn't finish. I don't like me when I do that. Why do I do that? That's a subject for another blog post. I'm determined that this year is going to be different. I'm going to live my word, keeping it before me every day. It will make a difference in my life and, in turn, hopefully in the lives of others. My word must come from God, not me. Maybe that was my mistake the past 3 years. So, I have been asking God about my word. Recently, while reading K-Love's verse of the day, a word popped out. The verse was Matthew 5:16 - "In the same way, let your good deeds shine out for all to see, so that everyone will praise your heavenly Father." Shine. That was the word. But that is such a "normal" word. I wanted something more unique. So I moved on from that dull word, Shiny, but dull. Just a short time later I opened my K-Love app to listen while getting ready for work, Now what do you think I heard? Kari Jobe was singing "We gotta, we gotta, we gotta let the light shine." What? Seriously? I did NOT just hear that word again, Oh no. God, is that a sign? Surely that's not my word. I think He said "Leslie....duh". Really? Shine? That cheesy word? Bleh. I still resisted but after a few minutes I gave in. I mean God said "duh" to me. Okay. If You insist. But I want shine to mean more than just shine. When I think of it there must be more to it than the obvious. Each letter needs to say something. So, should I go the spiritual route? Seeking Him In....I'm blank on an "N" word for that one. Or, Sharing Hope I Need Everyday. What? Dumb. Showing Happiness In.....that "N" word again. Nothing. Until last night while driving home alone from a funeral visitation, listening to Christian radio. All of a sudden these words just freely glided into my head and out of my mouth.....

Seeing Humor In Nearly Everything

Why those words came freely flowing into my thoughts while on the way home from a wake, I have no earthly idea. I certainly wasn't in a humorous mood. They must have been from Him. A heavenly idea. And He certainly knows I like to find the humor in whatever I can. And the words "nearly everything" leaves room for seriousness. So, my word shine isn't seeming so dull any longer. I'm seeing it in a different light. I'm excited for how God will use it in my life this year. I will keep it always before me. It will not fall by the wayside. It will be plastered everywhere. I will remember it forever. 

So, now it's your turn, What will your one word be? Ask God to reveal it to you. It will have greater meaning. It will inspire you. Motivate you. Change you. You will discover the power of just one word. When you discover your word, please share it below. Don't keep it to yourself. It is meant to be shared and inspire others!

I'm sharing now. It's time to SHINE!

Leslie

http://myoneword.org/

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