CALM - no matter what - seems to be what I need (and so many others) in this time yet finding our CALM just does not seem possible anymore and each day it looks further and further from the horizons of our lives. Yet I believe that we serve a God that takes the impossible and turns it right around, making it possible. I certainly understand why God spoke this One Word into 2024 for me. I'm really holding on and trying to hold on for CALM to come and be a part of me before 2024 ends to face 2025, yet instead "fear" seems to be creeping in and causing me to be even more unsettled. Trust me, I don't want that word to be my next One Word for 2025, however, I'm thinking that I do have an inkling of one. Often, I have thought perhaps CALM was meant to be my One Word for 2025 and I jumped the 'gun' on it. CALM seems to have eluded me. (I hope that's the right word or use of it). I am sure that others around me would not tell you that I seem more CALM after spending 2024 with seeking all I can about CALM.
Yes, CALM eludes me! (I actually found this used like this in someone's poem)
I'm quietly watching all these definitions play out throughout 2024.
I think my own personal choice of definition
might have been #2 or #4
however
I am definitely being awakened to them all.
Which definition do you think of for CALM?
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I don't think that I have processed the One Word CALM like I do with the weekly One Words yet.*Forgive me if I have & just forgotten; so bear with me revisiting my One Word study of
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"Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary 1. (n.) Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity. 2. (n.) To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as, to calm the winds. 3. (n.) To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or soothe, as the mind or passions. 4. (super.) Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still; quiet; serene; undisturbed. 5. (super.) Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. " |
If you've ever met or seen Ann in person,
| ... "I want you to depend on Me not only in stormy circumstances {and there have been plenty} but when the skies of your life are CALM. {that's easier to do but too often we don't} This is a daily discipline - preparing you for whatever lies ahead. It is a source of great Joy. Relying on Me involves staying in communication with Me: an extraordinary privilege. This rich blessing provides you with strength, encouragement, and guidance. When you stay in touch with Me, you know you are not alone. As you walk in the Light of My Presence, I help you rejoice in Me all day long. {IF only} Depending on Me is a most joyful way to live." Sarah Young, Jesus Always - Matthew 7:24-27; Psalm 89: 15-16; 1 Thessalonians 5:16-17 |
I think of #2 when I think of CALM, although #5 comes into play at times.
ReplyDeleteI love that image from Jesus Calling! The soothing lavender encasing the calming words really were paired beautifully, I think!
Your victorious ending proclaims your heart intimately KNOWS the only true source of CALM in the midst of hurricane strength storms. Stay strong. This too shall pass. 🤟🏻
Thank you sis for your reassurance & encouragement 🤗!💚
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