Word of the year 2025

Some questions to ask yourself when you want to figure out a word or phrase to help you stay on track with the Lord this year: 1. what's your main goal this year that you have that will impact your relationship with the Lord in a good way? 2. what are you struggling to overcome or get better at? 3. what has the Lord been speaking most often to you about?

Now take your time and think about some words that have been stirring your heart towards the better.

I'll share the word I had for last year, 2024. Obvious. this word meant a lot. there were so many times that I just wasn't obvious in my actions that I loved the Lord. Either in my home amongst my family, at church within my community, or even just with friends or in public. our actions speak volumes so i wanted to become more obvious that i loved the Lord without the need to just say words. would you believe a christian who called himself a christian but they acted negatively? I couldn't, so, why should I act the same? especially when I did love the Lord and wanted to show it. I wanted to be obvious. obvious that I was filled with God's love, patience, joy, power, strength, courage, etc... i wanted. no, needed to be obvious. so seeing that word everyday on my prayer board helped me remember to put extra effort to be more obvious. but remember, not only in public. I direly needed to be obvious to the Lord in private.

A godly woman named Emma Mae Mcdaniel inspired me and I admire her very much. A video I watched last year on her podcast made me think of the word obvious. you can watch it by clicking here.

"It's obvious the way that she walks with her head held high.

The way that she seeks to serve and not be served.

The way that she's walking with joy in the midst of difficult times.

The way that she has peace in the midst of hearing so many difficult messages in the midst of a troubled world.

She doesn't have a troubled heart. Her joy is so full.

It's obvious that there's something different about her.

People may not even know that it's God that is with you people may not even know that it's God who's in you . . .

but they can recognize that there's something different about you." -Emma Mae McDaniel

Now this year, one word speaks volumes to me. Obedience. If I'm faithful in the little, it will show the Lord, even though He already knew i'd be, and my family that they can trust me with much. I haven't been doing that lately so i want to change that. especially because obedience is far more valuable to the Lord than sacrifice. With Love, eliza mary