I found this community of people that have 1 word that describes their vision for their year. Forget this giant to-do list, long list of detailed plans, I have 1 word. It describes everything about this year for me.

My one word is FREEDOM.

This is what I learned last year….Being free isn’t the absence of something, or some bad habit, but the overwhelming presence and power of the God of the universe living and breathing through us. The irony is in complete surrender to Christ, we are truly free.

Galations 5:1 says, It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

How many of us belong to Christ but choose pain, hurt, anger, and our pasts to dominate our Christian life? He says to not let ourselves be burdened. We need to travel light. So this last year I dug deep. And I allowed God to take my heap of ashes and turn them something of beauty. And with the power of the Holy Spirit, I began shedding my life of hurts, anger, frustration, lies of the enemy and strongholds.

It was an incredibly painful journey of self examination last year, but this year the harvest is coming. I have already seen it. The rewards of planting good seed. It’s amazing how light we feel when we get rid of all that baggage.

So this year is about freedom. Choosing life, love, liberty.  Sharing my story. So hopefully you can be free too.

What are you holding onto that prevents you from being free?