Ending 2019 EMBRACED ...

yet still
EMBRACING
and
finding there is still so much to
EMBRACE
It truly is an endless list when you spend a full year with One Word
all that GOD opens up and lays before you revealing in your life so much that you can focus on and really learn to EMBRACE
You discover so much more with God as you're EMBRACED and EMBRACING anew

"...A Time to Embrace and a time to Refrain from Embracing..."

Ecclesiastes 3:5
however this was not my focus of "embrace"
As you glance through even just this past month of December, you will notice that I found much "to embrace" during Advent, that had nothing to do with the meaning in the Ecclesiastes verse - I took time to EMBRACE Advent in a new way where weekly there was a theme of EMBRACING Hope, Peace, Joy, Love, leading up to Christmas Day, EMBRACING JESUS - perhaps, at this point, you might want to look back at my blog post where I defined "EMBRACE" and without specifically planning this, I ended up precisely where I wrote ... the "Ultimate Embrace" being that which is with Jesus! 
This is where my One Word has led me to...the arms of Jesus, and realizing it will not end at the strike of midnight of 2019 but continue on into this new decade of 2020 and moreso, on to eternity and God will continue to show me so much more I can EMBRACE in every season, in this earthly life and concepts that I have "EMBRACED" this past year like Gratitude, Silence, Worship, Being Transformed, Being Called, Hurts & Heartache, Trust, His Fullness, Spiritual Discernment, Contentment, and many more without any blog post, were encountered afresh, with a new sense of awe and wonder, because I leaned into EMBRACING HIM - JESUS - in every one of them and how much that drew us closer in our relationship, in His Word and other places I was reading, He was and is more present, as I was, and more aware of His EMBRACE throughout this journey this past year. 
I found out how really aMazing it is to EMBRACE Grace through Jesus and with Jesus, as His EMBRACE allowed me to hold on completely and grasp old things in a new way, depending on His clasp in His arms to see me through, many a night and many days, with fondness and a much greater scope - becoming a cause now which I gladly was ready to face and take up, knowing that Jesus is with me (us) every step of the way, even if or when we fall or fail, He so there and ready to EMBRACE me (us) - how much more can One Word do? To come to a place of EMBRACING the surrender of every part of every thing to and with Him. Finding there is so much to EMBRACE; and the value of EMBRACING and being EMBRACED cannot be any greater than when Jesus is the One, who EMBRACES me and who I EMBRACE ever so dearly, ever so nearly, ever so clearly ... an EMBRACE that is lasting! 
Hold on - there is much more of a Heavenly Embrace coming! I can't wait! and how I want to be sure my earthly embraces are not wasted. That every soul still matters, every prayer still counts, every promise is true, every one of us need Jesus! 
[We certainly should be trying to be more like Him, transformed to being what He desires and plans, and enough of the ways of this world, how we sadly are speaking, writing (derrogatory comments to other children of God, believers), acting in such a manner toward one another ... not reflecting His image at all as His Church]. 
So for 2020, I will continue to EMBRACE God's Promises and keep Praying for more of Jesus, and more accepting Jesus & His Way, His Truth and His Light in the darkness around this world. 
BE EMBRACED and know how much Jesus loves you
...but sadly we are not finished we are not ready
HE is not finished with us His Church

RISE UP
Come to Jesus

"Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things." Philippians 4:8

and then ACT this way HIS WAY
EMBRACE others
There is still so much more to this One Word
{this was only the beginning} I was aMazed at how often this One Word showed up  this past year when I was not looking for it.
"...Everything changes when we understand and fully *EMBRACE God's aMazing design for growing us and giving us fruitful, meaningful abundant life." (from Beth Moore, about her new book to be published Feb.4, 2020) * my emphasis, not hers, hers might be "flourish"
I will go into
2020
EMBRACING
more of God's
aMazing Grace
while
I
EMBRACE
GOD'S PROMISES

2020
In 2019, Jesus EMBRACED me so now I will better EMBRACE all His Word says as Promises so that I EMBRACE Jesus more fully and PRAY His Promises for me & others in need of HIS EMBRACE

Amen