Steps for choosing your best word of the year: First, seek the Lord and ask him for direction List the things you want to focus on this year. Determine the common theme[s] of your list. List some words that would work. Decide which of the words on your list feels like it will be the MOST motivational. OR try What could I use more of in my life? What could I use less of in my life? What characteristics would I like to have? By the end of the day, I feel (fill in the blank). How do I want to feel? Let God bring it to the surface. Bible Verse - Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. —Philippians 4:6