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A Word for 2013

January 4, 2013 by Ami 7 Comments

2013

will be the year of waiting

and I don't like waiting

Wait.

Lord, I can't possibly choose wait as my one word. It's ugly.

Can you give me something {anything} else?

I like to rush. Hurry. I want things done fast. With furry. Lightning-quick. Speedy.

But I know I will have to wait . . .

. . .for important documents, for our dossier to be approved, for answers to grant applications, for continued funding, for a referral.

I should be an expert at waiting by now. But I'm not. And I know I don't want wait as my word. Won't wear it heavy, around my wrist or neck. 

But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk and not faint. 

Right. My focus should not be on the wait. It should go beyond that.

When I wait on the Lord (which is who I'm really waiting on . . . not doctors or employers or case workers or government officials or donors), my strength will be renewed. As I wait, I give up my will and long for His.

I will wait, Lord, because you will renew. Renew. Yes, renew. I can live with that one for a year.

renew
{resume Your work in me
revive my faith
regenerate my hope
reestablish me in Your Word
rebuild my foundation on You
refresh my thirst for grace}

Renew me, Lord.

Renew my strength. {Isaiah 40:31}
Renew my spirit. {Psalm 51:10}
Renew my mind. {Romans 12:2}

Renew me in the wait. 

You make me new. You are making me new.

2013 Renew

Filed Under: adoption, thinking out loud Tagged With: adoption, renew, waiting, word of the year

Comments

  1. Marcy @ Ben and Me says

    January 4, 2013 at 6:01 pm

    LOVE!
    And I will be waiting with you, friend.

  2. Bethany says

    January 5, 2013 at 11:01 am

    What a great reminder! Visiting from Ben and Me!

  3. kelly says

    January 5, 2013 at 12:31 pm

    mine this year is “grace.” Honestly it just seemed too cliche-ish, and yet I know this is my word for this year…more grace for every single thing. =0)

  4. Holly says

    January 5, 2013 at 6:49 pm

    I love how one word leads into another. Something unpleasant into something graceful. My word is intentional.

  5. Susan Raber says

    January 5, 2013 at 8:54 pm

    Lovely and encouraging thoughts for the upcoming year.

  6. LeAnn says

    January 6, 2013 at 5:25 pm

    Another great word to go with wait is patience. I know that is one fruit of the spirit that I need to ripen.

  7. Julie C. says

    January 6, 2013 at 10:33 pm

    Beautifully written!

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