Comments on: WHAT’S YOUR WORD FOR 2014? https://hiddenheartministry.org/2014/01/15/whats-your-word-for-2014/ Inspiring and Empowering Woman to Pursue Christ and HIs Best for Marriage Sat, 01 Jun 2019 13:25:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Mary Suzanne Crockett https://hiddenheartministry.org/2014/01/15/whats-your-word-for-2014/#comment-229 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:50:00 +0000 http://www.hiddenheartministry.org/?p=1003#comment-229 In reply to Ruth Reynolds.

Wow, Ruth! My heart feels like the bullseye to that arrow of a quote! That needs to be cross-stitched on a pillow or tattooed on my tongue! Thank you for sharing and I can’t wait to hear all of God’s love and beauty you will observe in 2014.

]]> By: Landreth Johnson https://hiddenheartministry.org/2014/01/15/whats-your-word-for-2014/#comment-228 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:49:00 +0000 http://www.hiddenheartministry.org/?p=1003#comment-228 My word is “listen.” This year, I want to really understand what God is saying to me and be able to discern His conversation with me and separate His instructions from my own thoughts.

]]> By: Landreth Johnson https://hiddenheartministry.org/2014/01/15/whats-your-word-for-2014/#comment-227 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 12:44:00 +0000 http://www.hiddenheartministry.org/?p=1003#comment-227 My word is “listen.” This year, I want to really understand what God is saying to me and be able to discern His conversations with me and separate His instructions from my own thoughts.

]]> By: Ruth Reynolds https://hiddenheartministry.org/2014/01/15/whats-your-word-for-2014/#comment-226 Mon, 20 Jan 2014 02:39:00 +0000 http://www.hiddenheartministry.org/?p=1003#comment-226 My word for 2014 is “observation.” I want to learn how to listen better. I want to learn how to learn to really take in what people are saying and for my eyes to learn how to “hear” people better. I want to hear myself a little less. I want to learn how to observe the unique traits that God has given my daughter (9 months) and husband. I’m often thinking of my own responses, my own judgements and how I can help before my husbands done talking (and my daughter can’t even talk yet!). I want to practice learning more patience before I respond and stay in more of an observation mode before acting in 2014.

I was inspired to choose this word as I’ve been researching more about Maria Montessori’s educational approach. In one of her lectures, she writes, “We are so accustomed to abandoning ourselves to our own impulses. We are so convinced that our actions are always useful to others. We are so certain that we can do well that which others do badly; so sure that we can perfect that which is imperfect. Because in this world these impulses are considered good impulses, we have never performed exercises in order to control them. (emphasis mine)” I can’t help but think that this advice is good for both letting children learn through struggles but also how to let my husband lead!

Many thanks for your post, Mary Suzanne!

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