I feel like this is such a Christian millennial thing but, for the past few years, I’ve been choosing a word of the year. One year, it was “accept”… Another year, it was “delight.” The last few years were a little rough for me and I honestly didn’t feel like I did a lot of accepting or delighting. There were a lot of big changes in my life and I feel like God has been healing and restoring and rebuilding my relationship with Him. There were good moments and hard moments – a rollercoaster, overall. But in the end of 2022, I felt such peace and rest and it was such a good mental state to start a new year with.
For 2023, I chose the word Connection. I really want to focus this year on Connecting with God, other individuals and myself on a deeper level. Taking off that superficial, masked, performance-based person and putting on someone that is real, genuine, alive and human. I have such a enormous desire to connect with others. I’ve been sort of isolating myself and hiding a bit of myself from people but I’m just so ready to connect and be with people. And to be honest, this new attitude of mine surprises me. I’ve always been somewhat of a loner, in a way.
It’s only January, but God has been providing so many opportunities to be with people, whether it’s through Bible studies, random small groups, one-on-one get-togethers with people, etc. And I’m so excited what the rest of this year will bring.
I wanted to start this lil series to document what I’m learning in regards to connection and things I’d like to remember. 🙂