What is Your Word for 2021? January 13, 2021

What is your word for 2021?

 

 My word for 2020 was the word “New”

 I continue to marvel at just how much New there was last year.

 When I felt like I might drown in Covid-19 

and all of the negative ripples it sent out,

 I would think of my word New

 and be reminded that 

God is in charge and 

nothing that happened last year 

was a surprise to Him.

 The word God has given me for 2021 is the word “Still”.

 Not still as in I’m still here,

 but still as in being Still.

 Other words of course were considered in prayer. I thought maybe I would get the word 

Brave or Courage,

 maybe even the word Gentle.

 God was clear.

My word for 2021 is Still.

 I feel being Still is one of the hardest requests to make of myself.

 I’m a natural activator and achiever.

 I often can’t even think about things without saying them,

and therefore moving my mouth.

 When we are Still, we are aware of our stuff.Or we become aware that we have stuff 

that needs tending.

At times when I am sitting Still,

inside my body is not Still at all.

At times, I find my 

mind, heart, and soul 

rushing and spinning.

 From the outside you can’t see this activity,

 but I can feel it and

 God knows it’s there.

 I feel He wants me to learn 

to manage these storms

by being Still 

in Him,

Through His power.

 During a recent quiet time with God, He showed me Still in pictures.

 I was in a dark cave.

 I was walking around but 

had to have my arms out front

 to protect me if I were to fall.

 It was so frustrating

 stumbling around in the dark,

 having no idea where I was going.

 After a while, I noticed something to the right.

 Far off on a side of the cave 

on the floor was a small area with light.

 The lighting wasn’t bright, but warm.

There was just enough light by which to 

read or write by.

 There was a blanket.

 There was a book, maybe a Bible.

 There was another book and pen, maybe a journal.

 I felt God was inviting me to sit and be Stillin that warm peaceful spot,

 but I was walking around stumbling all over the place.

 I was sure that being in motion was 

what I was supposed to be doing.

That motion is what was most fruitful.

 But God had another idea… He wants me to be Still.

Now I don’t believe it’s a Still as in doing nothing still. I would describe it as an active Still.

 An intentional stilling of my body,

my soul, my mind, my heart,

and my mouth.

 This Still will enable me to 

hear what I’m supposed to hear,

 notice what I’m supposed to notice,

 take in what I’m supposed to take in, and

 be renewed and refreshed in new ways.

I am being asked by God to Trust Him that 

by being Still in 2021,

 I will accomplish more 

by 

doing 

less.

 This describes my current life state. My health has forced my hand.

 I can fight my health and my path and 

simply get worse and 

let everything suffer.

 Or I can partner with God and 

cooperate in this season with Him

and be amazed at what 

He enables me to accomplish 

By being Still this year.

 Being Still requires trust. Being Still requires discipline.

Being Still sounds lovely.

 Being Still energizes my mind but in a calm way.

 When I am Still, I notice God. When I am Still, I am present 

with family and myself.

When I am Still, I feel more connected

to the world and everyone in it.

When I am Still, I am truly living.

I wonder if my being Still in 2021 is going to be like being in a cocoon.

There is so much going on inside a cocoon

where true transformation occurs,

but you cannot see the end result,

until the cocoon opens.

   May my cocoon, my being Still in 2021,

bear lasting fruit

for God,

 my family,

 my friends,

 Hope for Our Sisters,

our world,

and me.

What is your word for 2021?  

© 2021 Brooke F. Sulahian