Way Of The Heart

Episode 37 - Word of the Year Summary: Jake and Brett discuss the practice of praying about a word for the year and how this practice is about having a prophetic vision from God for your year. Guiding Scripture: “Without prophetic vision, people abandon restraint, but those who obey the Law are happy.” (Proverbs 29:18) Key points: - Jake first heard about praying for a word for the year from his wife Heather and the Abiding Together Podcast - The word of the year is about hearing about a personal and specific focus God has for our lives during the year - it’s a thematic vision from God - The vision is given by God - Prophetic is often misunderstood to be predicting the future but it’s actually about listening to God and responding to Him - The word of the year is a theme that we hear from God that gives us focus for the year and it helps us navigate life - Using a word of the year generator defeats the main purpose of the word of the year - The purpose is to have relationship and listen to God to his word