It’s starting to feel a little cliche, but 6 years ago when I started picking a “word of the year,” it wasn’t the trend that it seems to be now.
My 2022 word of the year came in, nearly, at the last hour. I was honestly stressing just a little because nothing was really clicking.
I happened across the word “delight.”
It became apparent pretty quickly, that delight was the exact word that I needed for this year. I want to find delight in the small things, and the big. On the hard days and the beautiful days. I want the choices that we make, and the love that we give to be a delight to the Lord.
As a side note, New Years Eve as I was laying in bed working on sleep, I found myself praying, thanking God for the year passed and praying protection, wisdom, and guidance for the year ahead. I’m not sure why, but I very specifically prayed for decisions to be made clear and direct- cloud by day and fire by night. I seriously pulled that reference out from deep in my OT class days. But on Sunday morning we sang Egypt as part of our worship set, that echos those exact words- https://youtu.be/5B-dfMnZ0Ug
A cloud by day
Is a sign that You are with me The fire by night
Is the guiding light to my feet
Honestly, I’m not sure what it means. But I also don’t think it’s a coincidence! I can’t wait to do a recap at the end of 2022 and reflect on how delight plays out throughout our year, and if Egypt ends up coming back around to have any more meaning.
The Nurtured Bee 