Instead of doing a new years resolution, my family does a word of the year. Last year my word was patience and I was so surprised how God really made all of 2018 relate to patience. I had to learn patience with school and studying, with work and scheduling, and with my personal life.
Throughout all of December I was trying to think of the perfect word for 2019. I yearned to find a word that would describe what I wanted to learn this year perfectly. Finally, after lots of prayer and contemplation, God put one word in my mind that really made me look at myself and my actions. The word I have chosen for 2019 is “listening”.
For those who know me, I am a very extroverted person who loves to talk. I love to hear others opinions and to have deep conversations, but a lot of times my excitement has got the best of me. I will be so excited to add something to a conversation that I would wait for the other person to barely pause so I could say what I wanted to add to the topic. This is something that God has really put on my heart towards the end of 2018 to work on. I can learn so much from the people around me and by just taking a break from talking and to listen, I know that it will help me grow so much.
My word for this year isn’t just meant for my friends and family, but also for God. In my devotions and prayer time, by talking less and meditating on His words, I think I will be able to really hear God’s voice in my life.
With World Race Gap Year coming up, I know that listening will be incredibly important. Hearing the stories of the people I meet on this trip are going to be life changing and I want to really hear their stories and be able to form a relationship with everyone I meet.
Listening more and speaking less is something that I think will help me grow in my relationship with God and the people around me. I cant wait to see what 2019 has to bring to me. I know this year is going to be truly life changing and I’m so happy to be able to look forward to this amazing year.
