Are You Being Nudged Toward a 2023 One Word? {October One Word Linkup}
Share Your One Word Update
Link your One Word blog post below. Share an update about your One Word in the comments.
New One Word for 2023?
You only have about 2 months left with your 2022 word. Has it been productive for you?
It’s not too soon to be thinking about your One Word for 2023.
Are you getting ideas of what your new word will be? Or if you want to choose a word again?
Use this month to see if your 2022 word is leading you into a new word for 2023. Or, now that you can see the bigger picture, see how your 2021 word may have brought you to your 2022 word.
Finding any connections?
We’d love to hear your reflections. Add a blog post below related to anything about One Words and/or leave a comment.
This One Word linkup will remain open through Monday night, October 31.
The next One Word linkup opens on Tuesday, November 22.
Every One Word blog post that you link is shared in our One Word Facebook group throughout the month.
Leave a comment here about your One Word.
I don’t have a post to linkup but my word will be joy.
It makes me happy when people choose joy as their word! I haven’t yet chosen it as my own One Word, but I live vicariously through others who choose it. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this news with us, Dee.
My word is Trust because I been hurt by mean people they was my family. They steal from I lost my house because of them. And it’s steal hurt.
I’m so sorry for those tragic things you’ve endured, Teresa. Choosing Trust as your word is a great leap of faith. May you be blessed through it as you go forward.
I have a sticky note on my desk to slowly collect potential words for next year. Just this morning the word “open” shimmered so I added it. Usually I collect a listful to listen to, pray about, imagine then discern which one to sit with for 2023.
If you choose it, “open” would be yet another brave choice on your part, Jean! You pick such amazing and unusual words that God can take in so many directions. I love following your One Word journeys.
For the first time ever, I have my next (2023) One Word already! God has shown me an incredible link between my One Words for the past 3 years, which I don’t think I would have seen had I not spent so much time with my One Word friends under your leadership Lisa!
BUT you’ll have to wait for the BIG reveal in January…LOL
Ooh, I can’t wait to hear what your word is going to be, Donna! I gain wisdom myself by reading the ways you allow the Lord to work through your words. So I know this next word will be equally as important not just for you, but for those of us who follow along. No pressure though! 🙂
For the first time ever I know in advance what my One Word is, and it is a natural outgrowth of the things I’ve been reading, studying and hearing sermons on. The topic is prayer but my One Word will be revealed in Jaunuary! (I couldn’t resist copying Donna!)
How exciting to already have your word, Jerralea! Last year my word didn’t arrive until near the end of the year, but this year it’s come early (unless God changes it on me). 🙂 I like knowing in advance so I can begin preparing my heart now for it. It’s great that you already have prayer as your topic to lay the foundation for your word.
Yes, I know my 2023 word too.
Wonderful, Paula! Lots of time to get your heart ready for how God will use it!
Still no inkling about another word, but am grateful for the work REST continues in me.
Well, it feels fitting to me that you are still RESTING in this word instead of working toward the next!
HI Lisa, it’s been at least a month since I’ve popped by. Babysitting my now 1-year old granddaughter three days a week leaves me little time for the computer. I used to be a “one word for the year” gal, but in recent years, I switched to a “one word for the month” format. (That idea came from the book Focus, by Cleere Cherry Reaves). My personality tends to be a little bit ADD, so changing things up each month is helpful to me.
Hope all is well with you and yours!!
Love,
Patti
I think one word a month is a great idea too, Patti! I tend to break my word of the year into 12 different themes so I understand that little bit of ADD. 🙂 Keeping up with a 1-year-old is enough to keep you very busy. I have a 1-year-old grandson and his energy far exceeds mine. lol. Thanks for sharing about the Focus book as well.
It might be intentional listening. . . this last year was my third year of prayer. God usually cues me in on the lessons we’re going to work on randomly, not necessarily from January to December. But I feel like he’s reeling me in to listen.
Intentional Listening is a great theme that would be beneficial for any of us to choose! I love that, Maryleigh. I wonder how our relationships would all be transformed if we each were more focused on listening to each other and to God…
Lisa, I love that you are encouraging people to begin thinking about their 2023 word. I am praying over which word God would have me to focus on. I don’t know what it will be yet. 🙂 Thank you for keeping this community vibrant and encouraging!
I’m glad you’re already praying about your word, too, Jeanne. I’ve so appreciated your being part of our One Word community. Your journey this year with CLING has been one I’ve watched closely for my own encouragement.
Add me to the list of people who will be doing the “big reveal” in January. Hopefully closer to the beginning of the month than the end, but you never know around here. 🙂
Ha. Well, whenever you reveal it, we’ll be excited to hear it, Lois! Dawn has been such an interesting word to follow you through this year; it’s one of those words that can be quite unexpected yet dependable at the same time.
It is that time isn’t it? I feel like I need more time with this year’s word! Need to start praying on that as I have learned so much this year.
It is crazy how quickly the year has flown by; I need more time with my word this year too. I’ll carry it with me into next year as well!
I have greatly enjoyed and benefited from my One Word journey this year, but I don’t have the impulse to do it again next year. I’m discerning what other projects may be calling me. I’m grateful to the One Word community for being so supportive and am interested to see where your words are taking you next.
I’ve so enjoyed walking alongside you this year with our One Words, Lory! I will continue following your blog next year too to see what new things you are being called to. You have been an encouragement to me in many ways, friend.
I’m leaning towards ‘wholeheartedness’ for now, Lisa!
That’s a great and all-encompassing word, Corinne! It will make a wonderful choice if that’s the word you end up sticking with.