My One Word for 2025

Posted on January 4, 2025 by

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Happy New Year!

If you have been following my blog for a bit, then you likely know that I enjoy picking a word to guide me through the year. Or rather, I should say that God picks the word for me.

My one word for 2025 is Trust.

This is a great example of God picking the word for me. I admit that I didn’t want this word. I wanted the word Prevail because it rings with victory.

However, God kept leading me to the word Trust. God wants us to fully trust Him in all areas of our lives. This is far from easy. Many of us have the mindset that we need to be self-reliant. But the Lord asks us to be reliant on Him.

The word Trust can be a noun and defined as: Assured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something. One in which confidence is placed.

Trust can also be a verb and defined as: To rely on the truthfulness or accuracy of. Believe. To place confidence in. Rely on. To hope or expect confidently.

Can we say that we have assured reliance on God? Do we fully rely on Him? Do we completely believe what He says to be true?

The thought of relying on God brings comfort, yet I know I have a lot of room to grow in this area.

Joyce Meyer wrote, “Part of the definition of trust is ‘to rely,’ and that means to lean on, put confidence in, depend on, or count on. When we rely on another, we immediately lighten our load.”

And these words from Susie Larson help expand on this: “Reliance, by its very definition, involves vulnerability because we’ve shifted our weight, and we’re leaning on the One who is stronger and mightier than we.”

When we look at it from that angle, trusting in God seems like a no brainer. Why wouldn’t we want to allow Him to carry the load? Why is it so difficult to trust God? Several reasons come to mind. But I will explore that in a future post, as not to make this post too lengthy.

When I pick a word for the year, I also like to have a key Bible verse to lean on. There are many powerful Bible verses that speak to trusting God, so picking just one might be a problem!

I mentioned several from the Psalms in this post.

I also really like: “You will keep in perfect peace all who trust in you, all whose thoughts are fixed on you!” – Isaiah 26:3

And: “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.” – Jeremiah 17:7-8

Proverbs 3:5-6 also comes to mind.

I believe the year ahead will bring many valuable truths as I learn to fully trust God.

If you have chosen a word or phrase for 2025, I would love to hear what it is.

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Category: Seeking God

31 Comments on “My One Word for 2025”

  1. Trust is a great word, Bridget. There is so much there to learn and unpack. God taught me a lot about trust a couple of years ago when I looked up and our chef had quit. I had no plan. Just God. I believe mine will be focus.

    Happy New Year!

    Rainer

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  2. Isaiah 26:3 and Proverbs 3:5-6 are two of my favorite trust scriptures that I’ve committed to memory.
    Congrats on your word for 2025, Bridget.
    I’m still contemplating on mine.
    Blessings.

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    • They are definitely great passages from Scripture. I would love to hear your word for 2025, when you decide on one.

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  3. Jesus is the ultimate person to put our trust in. I often think of the reason he invites us to himself-for I am humble and gentle of heart- in Matthew 11. He has all power and yet is gentle and loves us.

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  4. I love your word, Bridget! It is a no brainer, but yet we struggle, don’t we? I’m still considering a word for 2025. So many words are meaningful. Thanks for sharing these reminders. 🤗

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  7. Love your word, Bridget and I know it can feel scary too. I am still thinking and seeking God with relation to my word or phrase for this year. I pray this year will be very special in how you see the trustworthiness of God in all areas of your life.

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  8. I choose a word too and kept asking GOD to show me. But being the great GOD that HE is this year I am choosing a phrase of words: GRATITUDE……PURPOSE…….STRENGTH…….CONNECTION.

    I am asking HIM to develop this within me. Because of the season I am in, all of this makes perfect sense to me. So I hang upon these words with all my might and am thankful GOD showed them to me! Blessings on your new year friend!

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  9. I choose a word too and kept asking GOD to show me. But being the great GOD that HE is this year I am choosing a phrase of words: GRATITUDE……PURPOSE…….STRENGTH…….CONNECTION.

    I am asking HIM to develop this within me. Because of the season I am in, all of this makes perfect sense to me. So I hang upon these words with all my might and am thankful GOD showed them to me! Blessings on your new year friend!

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  10. Happy and Blessed New Year.

    Trust is a powerful word, and it’s inspiring to see how you’re embracing it in your journey. May it guide you to deeper faith and reliance on God this year!. Amen 🙏🤗

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  11. Happy New Year, Bridget! Great word. Trusting God is no easy feat. It’s a daily decision. Looking forward to hearing how God is teaching you about this in 2025. I started praying about my word in September. By the end of December, I felt clear that my word is receive. Learning to receive God’s peace has especially been challenging but I am learning. And looking forward to opening my heart to understand more about receiving from God as the days pass. Blessings my friend. ❤️

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    • I love your word, Dawn. And such a great point about receiving God’s peace. That can be a challenge at times. I hope your year ahead is special as you receive from the Lord.

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    • I hope we all can learn to trust Jesus each and every day of our lives. He is always there, but we have to remember to cling to Him.

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  14. My word is Overflow Bridget. There’s a lot the Lord is speaking to me through this word and bible verses which speak of overflowing. Trust is a great word. I know there are times when I thought I trusted God but He graciously showed me that it was not a fully formed trust in Him alone.

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