20Fifteen

Happy New Year...we're only 9 days into it so it's still new. Been thinking about a few things these past days. While on vacation at my parents' home, my brother-in-law was reading a devotion to close out the year that challenged him to pick a word for the year. We had fun as a family 'helping' him discover a word. He finally decided on 'committed'. That is a good word. So, if I were to choose a word for 2015, what would it be? Well...9 days in and I'm still thinking about it. I was listening to the radio one night and they asked the same question. A lady responded, on Christian radio nonetheless, 'thrifty'.  I'm not trying to be judgmental, but I was thinking, 'that's not too spiritual. Can't you do better than that?' At least she had a word. I may be overthinking this whole thing. As I've thought of different words, I've thought can I live up to this for 365 days, now 356 days? So, here and now, I choose the word-TRUSTING. 'Simply trusting every day, trusting through the stormy way, even when my faith is small, trusting Jesus that is all.' 

Yesterday, word was out that Andrae Crouch passed away. His music has influenced my life and the life of church music for years. One of the songs that keeps coming to mind the last 24 hours reflects my word choice.