my 2013 word of the year

I had a hard time choosing my word for the year this year. Up until two days ago, I thought I would use the word "dream". But it didn't feel quite right. And then I thought, maybe I should go with something totally random. Like, oh, say, Aardvark. That could be interesting, right? No? Probably not.

And then I woke up in the middle of the night & clearly heard God give me my word for the year. Strength. As in, "enough dreaming girlfriend! be strong and get on with it". Hmmm.... ok!

And I thought, well that goes with my favorite Bible verse, Philippians 4:13. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. A great verse, right? And then I came across this verse & I knew God was giving it to me too....

I really like that image.... clothed with strength and dignity! And so that's my challenge for this year. To be clothed with strength and dignity. If there's one thing I've learned in my last two years of choosing words, it's that I can choose them for whatever reason I want, but God always has something else up His sleeve. There's always some surprise reason why the word has been chosen. So I'm trying to be open minded and prepared for whatever He has planned for me this year.

I'm ready 2013! Bring it on!