I have never really thought of a "word for the year" before, but have seen others doing it recently and wondered if maybe that was why I kept seeing and hearing the word "calm" in my life. Perhaps I should focus on it and what it means to me. Give it more purpose and meaning in my life this year. So here goes!
Eze 16:42 is a verse that jumps out at me for harboring any negativity toward someone else. For anyone that knows me and knows our family situation, you might have an idea of why this verse is hitting home ;) God is cleaning out my heart as I type!
This past year, 2011, also brought a lot of chaos and stress to our family in terms of my husband finishing up paramedic school. Thankfully, he graduated in December, but it was not without its hurdles. We spent a lot of 2010 and pretty much all of 2011 in a state of "not calm". Between his work, school and clinical schedule along with my work and mommy schedule, our house was a bit chaotic. Oh, and we moved houses. So that added to the "not calm".
This year seems to be starting out on quite a different note. God is really working on my anxiety level and urging me to keep calm. This verse in Matt 8:26 shows me exactly what not being calm means - a lack of faith. So here's to growing in my faith; to trusting the Lord to provide; to surrendering control; to a year of living in a state of CALM.
