1Word Blog
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When Less is Really More
Our American culture is obsessed with more, more, more! We always want one more day of vacation, another piece of cake, or more money in our bank account.
So why amid a comparison culture fueled by excess did I choose “LESS” as my word for 2022?
Looking back on 2021, I was hyper focused on striving to do more: serving in the church and community, exercising, reaching out to friends and family. While none of those things are negative, I ultimately became burnt out.
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FINISH: Looking back at my Word for 2021
Whenever we choose a word for the year, set out to accomplish a big task, or create a large goal, there will always be failure along the way. At the end of the day, everyone fails. The difference between those who end up succeeding and those who don’t is not that they didn’t fail, but how they responded to the failure. -
Thankful: Rhythms of Gratitude
Rhythms of gratitude can keep us grounded in the present moment, help us to reflect on all that we are thankful for in the past, and help us to look to the future with optimism! -
ORIGINAL
The truth is that your worth comes from this fact: You have been created as one of one by a Creator who couldn’t conceive a monetary value high enough for your life, so He exchanged the life of His Son for yours. -
You are God's child...Believe it!
Stop running the rat race. Get off the hamster wheel. Stop finding out information and start getting to know truth. Truth is found in a person, and His name is Jesus, and He loves you so much that He calls you His child. Here's the proof:
John 1:12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.
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Thankful Thursday
"Thankful Thursdays" are an opportunity to take it up a notch! Every Thursday is an opportunity to take a deeper reflection on the many blessings that God has poured out on me. -
Leading a Spiritual Legacy
Like Joshua, we can have a huge impact on the people around us and leave a massive spiritual legacy. Take into consideration the spiritual influence that you are leading through your life right now. -
Believe there is a Way
We can believe there is a way because we know the waymaker. His name is Jesus and He said this “I am the way” (John 14:6). Without Him, there is no way. But when we believe Him, there is a way! -
Thankful: The Way of Life
There is nothing in this world that you can get enough or create enough of that can make you as thankful as the things which you can only receive from God. Money, possessions, and status cannot make you thankful. You will only want more. You will always need bigger and better. You will never be satisfied. -
The Power of Words - Encouragement
Our words have power, and we have the opportunity to use them to encourage people. -
Hope = Trust
When I think of where I find hope, my mind goes to where I put my trust. I put my hope in the same places that I put my trust. My favorite verse is Proverbs 3:5-6, which reads, “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight.” Replace Trust with Hope, and the message is the same. Go ahead, reread it. -
Unshakeable Hope
There are many things in life that we feel like we just can’t shake-whether it is humorous, a good thing, or something quite unfortunate.
However, there is one word that once grasped, is proven to be truly unshakeable. In Psalm 71, the Psalmist writes about this special word: hope.
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