I hear this phrase over and over as I watch English dramas.
"Might I have a word." A WORD
I'm fascinated by that phrase yet I don't know why.
It seems quite obvious regarding content but the phrase seems awkward to me as an America.
I guess I might say, "May I speak with you for a moment."
So, what am I rambling about?
A WORD
WORD
It reminds me of the first scripture I memorized, "In the beginning was the WORD and the WORD was with God and the WORD was God . . . and the WORD became flesh and dwelt among us . . . " John 1: 1,14.
In Genesis, God SAID . . . and life began.
Just a WORD or two and voila, creation! WORD
So, "may I have a WORD" can be a pretty profound statement.
It all comes down to the fact that words are powerful.
Time to share words is precious.
Permission to speak words to another is taken seriously.
In other 'words' WORDS are important.
WORDS can define who we are, how we think, what we desire, our daily perspective on life.
WORDS . . . A WORD.
So, when my friend asked me what WORD I had selected for the year, I had to think for awhile.
A WORD?
Just ONE WORD?
It's almost as awkward as saying, "Might I have a word."
And so I stop.
I think awhile.
I list all the words I have lived by over the years.
My 'life' word is GRACE.
A word I glued myself to for a number of years has been TRUST.
A word-phrase I use almost too often is BE PREPARED.
Then I recall my desire simply to BE.
These are all good words.
Yet, if I am to select ONE WORD to focus on for the entire year, I have to return to the very first word that hit me between the eyes when I was trying to understand my Christian walk.
ABIDE
A continuous active verb.
To cling to, to remain attached, to stick with . . . ABIDE
Once I choose to ABIDE I cannot stop.
Of course I can choose with whom or with what I am to ABIDE.
35 years ago (gee, that seems long) I made a choice to ABIDE in Christ Jesus.
I have not wavered from that commitment yet someone might say I have pretty much figured out how to ABIDE.
Yet, just clinging to the Lord thy God is only the first step.
To truly ABIDE takes a lifetime of learning to remain focused on God's precious presence in my life.
True ABIDING is a process that will not be complete until I am with my Lord beyond this earthly existence.
 |
| Words motivate our future Fill a bucket with motivating words |
To begin to truly focus on ABIDING for only a year seems pithy .
Yet, I can try, for one year, to figure out how I am clinging to my God each day, each week, each month.
I can take time to focus and refocus on the words of John 15. . .
:4 "ABIDE in me (says Jesus) and I will ABIDE in you. . . "
:5 (Jesus said,) I am the vine and you are the branches. If you ABIDE in me and I ABIDE in you, you will bear much fruit ..."
:7 "If you ABIDE in me and my WORD ABIDES in you, ask whatever you wish and it will be given to you."
So, I guess, "Might I have a word" really has expanded into something for my mind to cling to for the rest of this year.
How about you, "MIGHT YOU HAVE A WORD?"
No comments:
Post a Comment