Over the last couple of months, I have thought long and hard on what word I should take into the new year. This past year, instead of a word I had a theme that I held onto: “One day at a time”. All last year, many people would ask me how I was doing or how I was coping after losing my dad. I would mostly respond with “just taking things one day at a time”. However, for 2020 I really wanted have a particular word.
God has a crazy way of working things out, but the last Sunday in 2019, I randomly ended up going to a church I had never been to before. The pastor mentioned that several times in the Bible the number 20 meant release and new beginning. Throughout the service God was telling me that this was the word He wanted me to take into this new year. He convicted me of many things I needed to “release” currently in my life. This year also feels like a new beginning for me.
THIS year I’ll be doing some things that are completely out of my comfort zone. For those who know me know that as much as I love meeting and talking to people, I also love my “me time.” However, starting in October I probably won’t get much of that. Another thing completely out of my comfort zone will be moving away for a year with people I don’t know very well while living in a tent and living out of a backpack. (If you know me, I am not a light packer by any means..so this should be interesting lol) this year is going to bring some incredible opportunities and I know God is going to use that to radically change my life.
So for my word Release, Some personal goals that I have is to let go of some past baggage and start new. My goal is to release the fears and doubts that I have about the next steps taking place in life and replace them with faith. I also want to release some personal struggles of insecurities (I’ll elaborate on this in another blog).
2020 feels like a fresh start for me, and I trust that God if going to do some amazing things. I’m asking that each of of you that reads this blog will specifically pray for me in the areas that I mentioned.
Also, I would ask to please pray about helping me financially with my trip coming up THIS year. I have quite a lot more money to raise and I need your help to do that! Thanks for taking the time to read my blog!
With love,
Lauren
