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My One Word for 2019

What’s your one word to filter life through this year?

This is something I’ve been doing for the past 2 years and it helps provide a lens to filter my decisions and to gauge my progress. To me, it’s not necessarily a matter of changing who I am, but of being intentional with my choices and not letting emotion, temptation and impulse get in the way of my personal growth.

So lose the long list of things you want to change this year and just pick ONE WORD. This process provides clarity and focus; a single word that centers on your character and creates a vision for your future.

Step 1: DETERMINE THE KIND OF PERSON YOU WANT TO BECOME
The first step is to simply take some time and decide what kind of person you want to be at the end of this year. This goes beyond simply being healthier and wealthier, but it must drive deep into your soul. What about the condition of your heart? What about the person that God Himself has created you to be?

Step 2: IDENTIFY THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT PERSON
Get a picture of that person and then simply identify their major characteristics. Is that person gentle? Is that person generous? What are the qualities of the person you want to become?

Step 3: PICK A WORD
Once you have a list of the characteristics, simply pick a word. There might be fifteen things that you want to change, but you must resist the temptation to promise you will do them all. Instead, simply commit to ONE WORD.
This will provide you with a lens to see the changes you need to make as well as a way to determine whether or not change is actually happening. Understand that this process is hard, but staying focused on your word will help you to struggle in the right direction so that you can actually see God working in your life.

SHARE your One Word in the comments below. You’re more likely to stick with it if you make it public!

By Care Baldwin

Adapted from myoneword.org

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