My Word for 2021: Wait

I mean, let’s all just sit back and think about how ironic it is that I chose savor (read last year’s post here) as my word for 2020. In a year that so many people wanted to run away from and forget (me included, at times), I truly feel like God gave me the opportunity to sit back, hand Him my stresses, and enjoy my new and perfect baby. In hindsight, I will continue to savor those moments of Sullivan’s first year for the rest of my life.

In thinking about 2021 and the year looming ahead of us, I’ve been struck by the word wait, and I think I’m choosing it as my own this go around. It’s funny because I’m a very impatient person. I have endless questions about the future of my businesses and the world right now, but I really feel like God is asking me to wait and see what He’s going to do. I’m not trying to hyper-spiritualize this practice of choosing a word because it’s not something God calls us to do; it’s really more of a theme for myself to remind me of what I feel God is telling me in this season.

I have a million theories and a million fears about how the future could play out. I think we all do, after a year like 2020. But more than anything, last year made me realize that we have never known the future. We’ve never had any assurance that the next day isn’t going to change the course of our lives. We’ve just become more aware of that truth. But the real Truth still sits on the throne, and that’s where I aim to place my hope. So, rather than striving to find a solution, I’m waiting on God to show me next steps. In our family, in our marriage, in our work, I don’t want to try to figure out this puzzle piece.

If you feel equally confused heading into a new year, I encourage you to spend more time in the Word (and less on Twitter) and give God the reins for the next 365.