Every year I pray for “one word” to provide focus and guidance throughout the coming year. This year, it came to me without more than a few seconds of pondering, and I knew in my marrow when I saw it:
VISION.
I’m not talking about the entrepreneurial, vision-casting, crowd-sourcing kind of vision. I’m talking about watching and waiting and being on the lookout for God moving in and around me and others.
In sum: vision without fear.
This year I am (re)committing to the Lord’s vision and purpose for me, to using the gifts He has allowed me for facilitating the freedom of others. Even one heart set free is worth the work that stories of hard and hope have proven to provide readers.
As I prayed over this one word, over this *vision,* I was led to the second chapter of Habakkuk:
“Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end—it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay.” Habakkuk 2:2-3 (ESV)
I may not see the fruits of the seeds of hope that I plant in my stories in my lifetime. Storms of doubt and discouragement will no doubt reoccur. Some will always be bewildered by my work. But I will press on, for Him and for the one(s) who need it most.
This is my goal for the new year, and beyond.
Vision.
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What about you? What are your goals and resolutions? What strongholds will you sever and what truths will you embrace?
Amy K. Sorrells 
Love the word & it so fits! Keep us appraised of your success. Best wishes for your new job
Mrs. C
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Amy. This is beautiful – the words and the sentiment! You have obviously put a lot of thought and prayer into this goal.
I too have sometimes had a word for the year. My favorite, I recall, was “legacy.”
I wish the best for you and your whole family during this coming year and beyond! Thank you for sharing your vision! ❤️
Thank you, Joan! Happy new year to you and your LEGACY of family, too!