I feel like I’m holding my breath waiting for what is coming next and thinking, “This can’t be good, at least if the last 11 months are any indication of what is to come.”
And then I recall my go-to word for 2021, the one that is to be my
focus for the year.
TRUST.
Truly Resting Upon Sovereign Truth.
That’s what I decided it means. The ability to REST in the knowledge that God is Sovereign, He knows what He is doing. His WORD is true. He is good. And what He DOES is good even if it doesn’t feel good in the moment.
His sovereignty is uncontested even in a world that has chosen to
ignore or reject Him, whether anyone believes Him or not, whether anyone likes
it or not.
I committed this year to memorize verses to remind me to Trust Him. I made a list and I’ve gotten a good start. I remind myself of the verses in the morning when I get up and at night before I close my eyes. I post them on my social media page, my refrigerator, my desk and on my bedside table.
I pray that God enables me to rest – to fully and confidently surrender myself, my family, my desires, my projects, my hopes and dreams, my everything to Him, the Sovereign Lord and Supreme King - to live in the reality of His truth and the certainty of His return, and for my life to be a reflection of His truth.
As the songwriter wrote, “Simply trusting every day, Trusting through a stormy way, Even when my faith is small, Trusting Jesus that is all.”
What is your word for 2021? What verses will you commit to memory this year? I'd love to see your response in the comments.
Blessings,
Ruth
