My 2014 Word for the Year

Love & Celebrate

My word: My Word for the Year of 2014 are love and celebrate. 

Definitions

Love:

1. an intense feeling of deep affection

2. a person or things that one loves

3. a great interes and pleasure in something

4. a person or thing that one loves

5. like very much, find pleasure in

Celebrate:

1. publicly acknowledge (a significant or happy day or event) with     a social gathering or enjoyable activity.

2. perform (a religious ceremony)

Synonym: 

1. deep affection, fondness, tenderness, warmth, intimacy, attachment, endearment, devotion, adoration, doting, worship, passion, ardor, desire, yearning, compassion, care, caring, regard, solicitude, concern, friendliness, friendship, kindness, harity, goodwill sympathy, kindliness, unselfishness, relationship, romance, amour.

2.beloved, loved one, love of one's life, dear, dearest, dear one, darling, sweetheart, sweet, angel, honey.

My Vision Board:

Quotes:

"He is not waitng to love you until after you have overcome your weaknesses and bad habits. He loves you today with a full understanding of your struggles." Dieter Uchtdorf

"To fall in love with God is the greatest romance, to seek Him the greatest adventure, to find Him, the greatest human achievement." St. Augustine of Hippo 

"God knew my heart needed you."

"I still remember the days I prayed for the things I have now."

"Sometimes what you're looking for, comes when you're not looking at all." 

"The best relationships are the ones you never saw coming."

"I want a relationship when people look at us and say, "You can tell God put them together."

"It's not always easy, but it's always worth it." 

"The best relationships are the ones you never saw coming." 

"Until further notice celebrate everything."

"Celebrate every tiny victory."

"Happiness is letting go of what you think your life is supposed to look like and celebrate it for everything that it is." -Mandy hale

Invitation: 

To find love and extend love to others. To accept the love of God and everything He wants in my life. To be the person God wants me to be and share His love and encouragement to those around me. 

Let Go: 

To let go of the pain I had seen in my parents divorce. To let go of the hurt I saw in my family and friends love relationships. Let Go and trust God with all of my heart and my future. To let God break the strongholds in my heart and mind concerning love and life. 

Reason why: 

I was an adult child of divorce. I had a self protected heart. I feared getting hurt like I saw from my family and friends relaitonships. I was exposed to dysfunction in marital and family relationships within my family and my friends family. I thought if I didn't get involved with a guy then I wouldn't get hurt. This was my mindset for many years. 

Bible Verses:

Love-

"For God so love the world that He gave His one and only Son, what whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." John 3:16

"Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins." 1 Peter 4:8

"But God demonstrates His own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ dies for us." Romans 5:8

"Let all that you do be done in love." 1 Corinthians 16:14

"There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love. We love because He first loved us." 1 John 4:18-19

"So now faith, hope and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." 1 Corinthians 13:13

"Jesus replied: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. 'This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself." Matthew 22:37-39

"For God did not give us a spirit of fear but of power, love and a sound mind." 1 Timothy 1:7

"In all these things, we are more than conquerors through Him who love us. For I am convinced that neither death or life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans *:37-39

"I found the one my heart loves." Song of Solomon 3:4

"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy. It does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the trust. It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always persevere. Love never fails."

Celebrate-

"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." 1 Corinthians 10:31

"A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance." Ecclesiastes 3:4

"This is the day that the LORD has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it." Psalm 118:24

"Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom." Psalm 90:12

"Celebrate God all day, every day. i mean, revel in Him."

Philippians 4:4

"Take delight in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart, commit your way to the LORD;  trust in Him and He will do this:" Psalm 37:4-5

What I have learned:

1. Love is the answer to everything. 

2. God's love can fill the emptiest places in our heart and mind. 

3. God loves us no matter what and is bigger than the oceans           water.

4. There is no fear in love. 

5. Celebrate all the small things, small victories, small             accomplishments, holidays, good news and anniversaries. In the     end they are the big things. 

Join the Conversation:

Is the word for the year new to you? Do you have a word for this year? How has your word impacted your life? Please share your word or any thoughts you  may have,  I would love to hear them!

Love and Prayers ❤

-Amber

Sources:
Love.

Celebrate. Taken by Oxford Living Dictionaries.