Trust in the Lord, and do good;
Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
Delight yourself also in the Lord,
And He shall give you the desires of your heart.

Commit your way to the Lord,
Trust also in Him,
And He shall bring it to pass.
He shall bring forth your righteousness as the light,
And your justice as the noonday.

Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for Him;
Do not fret because of him who prospers in his way,
Because of the man who brings wicked schemes to pass.
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Do not fret—it only causes harm.

Psalm 37:3-8

I don’t want to be weird about a certain word/idea/etc. for 2012…I guess it could be easy to do that, and get caught up in the symbolism while missing the real point. But I like the idea of thinking of a goal for 2012, instead of making a list of resolutions. Because a goal is about the end result, something, in this case, that can only be achieved through God; as Emily already said.

So this year, for 2012, my word is trust. Very simply, I just want to trust the Lord more for my future, that He already has it planned out, that everything He sends me through (whether terribly hard or wonderful) is for a purpose. 2010 was the worst year of my life. 2011 was the toughest. I had to deal with a lot of grief, frustration, and anger; and it sure isn’t over yet, not by a long shot. But I think I’m finally starting to learn my lesson, little by little – that hate is never right; that we are called to love everyone, especially believers, whether we like them personally or not (that’s a hard one – the hardest, really); that every little blessing and moment should be cherished, because you never know when life might get harder and you’ll wish for those old times.

So I want to trust more. And not be a hypocrite. Because it’s so easy to say things, but not mean them in the heart. Even now I really want to be sure that I mean what I say and I’m not writing this just because so many bloggers do similar posts. It needs to be truly from my heart.

That’s my goal for this year. What’s yours?