One Little Word

I'm not a girl who jumps on the bandwagon.

I bought my first pair of "skinny" jeans this past year...

probably right when they are going out of style in California. (smile)

I drive a VW cc.

huh?

Yeah, not a Passat or Jetta like the rest of the free world.

I make my coffee at home. (gasp)

I still shop at Wal-Mart occasionally.

I don't Snap Chat.

I would consider watching The Bachelor a form of torture.

I went from blonde to brunette.

Are you getting the idea???

So, a few years ago...when the concept of 

ONE LITTLE WORD

came about in the blog world...

I rolled my eyes, shook my head, & said,

"Pluh-eez..."

But, last year it nagged...

And, I need something to grab onto...

so, I jumped onto the bandwagon.

In 2014, my ONE LITTLE WORD was

J.O.Y.

I grabbed hold of it & studied it & I endured one of the most difficult years of my life.

But, as I have reflected back on this past year...

I do truly feel JOY.

Not happiness.

But, JOY that is not dependent on external circumstances, but

JOY

that comes from

Jesus.  Others.  You.

So, this past December I was praying about my 

ONE LITTLE WORD for 2015.

And, I felt the the word 

NEW

drop

into 

my

head.

Isaiah 43:19 (MSG)

See, I am doing a NEW thing!  Now it springs up, do you not perceive it?

I am making a way in the wilderness & streams in the wasteland.

And, he gave me this song...

I Am New

Jason Gray

 

Now I won't deny
The worst you could say about me
But I'm not defined by mistakes that I've made
Because God says of me

I am not who I was
I'm being remade
I am new
I am chosen and holy and I'm dearly loved
I am new

Who I thought I was
And who I thought I had to be
I had to give them both up
Cause neither were willing
To ever believe

I am not who I was
I'm being remade
I am new
I am chosen and holy and I'm dearly loved
I am new
I am new

Too long have I lived in the shadow of shame
Believing that there was no way I could change
But the one who is making everything new
Doesn't see me the way that I do
He doesn't see me the way that I do

I am not who I was
I'm being remade
I am new
I am chosen and holy and I'm dearly loved
I am new
I am new

I am not who I was
I'm being remade
I am new
Dead to the old man, I'm coming alive
I am new
I am new

Forgiven, beloved
Hidden in Christ
Made in the image of the Giver of Life
Righteous and holy, reborn and remade
Accepted and worthy
This is our new name

This is who we are now...

And, I am excited for NEW in 2015.

Because out of this broken place, He is creating something new.

So, wanna jump on the bandwagon with me?

What's your 

ONE LITTLE WORD?