I shared in my previous blog post how I lived out my #OneWord last year (2021). You can read it in detail here.

Today, I would like to share my #OneWord and #OneVerse for 2022 and how God revealed it to me.

2022 started without me knowing what my word for the year yet. Unlike in the previous years, most of the time, I receive my word for the year days before the new year starts. This year was different.

I kept praying and asking God for inspiration and guidance.

On the first few days of 2022, God spoke to me through the homilies of the priests in the Masses we attended. I felt that God was sending me on a mission. Our Parish Priest even gifted me with a mission cross.

When I tried to search for Bible verses related to being sent, I was reminded of Joshua 1:9 which says, “Be strong and courageous! Do not be terrified or dismayed (intimidated), for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

I felt conflicted. Should my One Word be strong, courageous, or sent?

I, definitely, need strength and courage God is sending me.

But I only need to choose #OneWord. Also, I needed to recall if I have chosen any of these two words in the past as my word for the year. I do not remember choosing sent yet.

Then, I checked the definition of courage. I read that we need strength to have courage. When I saw that, I was down to two options: courage and sent.

I prayed even more. Deep inside, I felt that maybe, my real One Word is sent. Maybe, I am just struggling to accept and embrace it because I need a lot of courage to do that and live it out.

I kept praying for courage, direction, wisdom, and guidance. I continued joining daily (online) Masses.

I attended the First Friday Mass with my family online. Then, I joined the Holy Hour or online Blessed Sacrament adoration and prayed the Holy Rosary.

Before sleeping that Friday, I asked God to reveal to me my OneVerse for the year and to give me confirmation that sent is my word for the year.

God did not disappoint me! He revealed His Will and direction for my life this 2022.

He led me to an article with a Bible verse about being sent: John 17:18.

I felt my heart leap when I read the verse and the article. I received the confirmation that I had been praying and waiting for.

I was overjoyed!

I am SENT because I follow my Master, Jesus, who was sent by the Father.

I’m excited and at the same time nervous. I need strength and courage to live out my One Word this year. It is not an easy word to live out. But God is my strength and my courage. So, help me, Lord!

I’m so thankful that God made things clear to me within the first week of the new year!

There are so many things that we are uncertain of this 2022. There are many things that I am uncertain of in my life and in the life of my family. But God is my constant. God gives my life purpose and direction. Choosing my OneWord and OneVerse each year has been very helpful for me in the past years.

My #OneVerse and #OneWord serve as my anchors in the storms of life each year. They help prevent me from being overwhelmed when I face many trials and challenges.

How about you? Do you also choose a Bible verse and word for the year?

If you want to try this practice, you can read one of my previous blog posts and learn from it.