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Friday, November 8, 2024

STILL ... CALM

Better said

CALM

is 

STILL 

my 2024 One Word

however

it is far from being reached

and quite the challenge

it has become to

Remain

CALM

 

Honestly, it is the furthest word from my life, or how 2024 has been going, and this "gratitude" month has me stalled in wondering how to give thanks for the CALM - any CALM. Yet from the beginning of this month, CALM is not to be found. In fact, I sense that God purposed this One Word for just this very reason and for this very season, hoping that all the previous months might prepare me better for remaining CALM. 

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 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 


"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. "

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 think it was when I received an *email from Ann Voskamp at the end of October

that I decided that I should have spent more time just with my

One Word: CALM

*"5 Secrets to CALMING, Comforting Prayer"

(sigh)

this is where I want to be like Ann

in that

SACRED PRAYER

that SACRED PLACE with

God

If you've ever met or seen Ann in person,

she appears like the CALM person

I'd like to be (like).

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It was around this same time, I received another email from CrossWalk

"Your Daily Prayer"

(although I frustrate in these emails because you don't get the πŸ™
without clicking over to their site).

"A Prayer for Serenity and Inner CALM through Turmoil"
Isaiah 43:2

Earlier in October, I received this:



in my "Jesus Calling" emails that alternate 
between Sarah Young's books

I really like "Jesus Always" but this one
was enough for the whole of October
to hold on to & keep my heart
CALM

or
so I thought
until
November
came

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There are plenty of verses that contain

CALM

(or a form of the word)
229 according to one source

Bible Hub says:
(18 occurrences) 

35 verses from The Voice
which are part of that first search of 229

for now I choose

Psalm 62:8

that goes with the image above

but "Jesus Always" has others like these words

which spoke to me from God

... "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

November 6th, 7th, 15th & December 29th 

share other messages with 

CALM

I needed the 2 on November 6th & 7th

which brought me back to refocusing on my 2024

One Word

CALM

right when I truly needed to be surrounded

CALMLY

"The One who takes hold of your hand and

CALMS your fears is 

the Living God!" ...

... "Rejoice as you ponder this astonishing truth."...

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Stay CALM

Remain CALM

Be CALM

STILL

He's got this

today, tomorrow and always!

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Even though the One Word for this week has been

EXPECT

well, I just EXPECT the CALM 

and 

Jesus knows exactly how to bring

His CALM

in the middle of a storm

🎡"Jesus CALMS the Storm"🎡

or even when the skies are blue

He is with you

and the dark becomes light

in His Presence, in His Peace

so

just Be πŸŽ΅STILL🎡& Know ...

the 

CALM

because

🎡HE IS🎡
Worship Him Only!

WHO?

JESUS CHRIST

the only King!

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Note: Yes, I did share this back here (which wasn't too long ago) oh Lord, short memory too.

2 comments:

  1. I think of #2 when I think of CALM, although #5 comes into play at times.

    I 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. 🀟🏻

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    1. Thank you sis for your reassurance & encouragement πŸ€—!πŸ’š

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Bless you for your visit and encouraging words! I thank you and I am humbly blessed by YOU and the time you spend with me... Peace, "Mazmagi" Peggy