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Jan
Making Change Stick With A M.O.W. Account
Without something that prompts us to move, we will gradually drift back to our old ways. Slowly things will return to status quo. In terms of our personal growth, reminders enable new habits to become engrained in our character by triggering our memory. This is the conclusion we’ve come to over the past few years as we’ve listened to people who have participated in the My One Word project. Those who found a way to keep their word before them saw progress and transformation while those who failed to set up a trigger were left frustrated wondering why growth never occurred.
As we began planning the layout of the My One Word blog for 2010, we brainstormed ways to come alongside people and help them engage in their word throughout the year. We believe we’ve done just that by developing personalized My One Word accounts. We know that sticking with your word is hard, so we are adding this account feature as a tool to help keep your word in front of you all year long. In essence, registering for an account is like writing a big post-it note that reminds you that you desire change.
Right now with an account you can:
- Share your word on the My One Word website
- Receive personalized emails that remind you about your word
- Sign up for our newsletter letting you know about updates and new features on the My One Word website
In the future we will be adding these features and more:
- A personalized interactive online journal you can use to answer the questions posed on the blog each week to help you track your progress with your word
- Connect your My One Word account with your Facebook account and share your word with friends on Facebook.
We can’t encourage you enough to go and sign up for an account. This valuable tool will help you reflect your word throughout 2010.
Jan
My One Word Featured On K-Love
On Thursday, the Christian radio network K-Love highlighted My One Word on their radio broadcast and website. Excitement was buzzing through the air as staff members at PC3 huddled around laptops to listen to the live web stream. The radio hosts did an amazing job articulating the heart behind the project. I have to be honest that at first it felt a bit odd hearing the radio hosts and listeners talk about what word they would use as a lens to shape their character in 2010.
Eventually it sunk in that people throughout the world have jumped aboard this movement to see how God works in our lives when we pursue His heart by focusing on a single word. For our new fans and followers, we are honored that you are coming along on this journey of picking one word instead of having a New Year’s Resolution. We look forward to hearing how your word impacts you and those around you in 2010.
Jan
Painting A New Picture
Taking the time to reflect on the past year in hopes of carving out a better future has the ability to halt you in your tracks. Coming face to face with the unpleasant gaps in your character and personality is not always a pretty picture. So, why you might ask, did we encourage you to take inventory on where you’ve been and the person you currently are? Quite simply, it begins the process towards change by identifying your starting point.
Today we turn our attention to a different picture. This is a picture that propels you forward. Rather than attempting to avoid the person you were or stopping a negative behavior, we want you to begin painting a picture of the person you want to become. This image must go deeper than outward appearances by focusing on the changes that need to take place deep inside your soul.
- How would you describe the person you want to be at the end of 2010? What are some characteristics that would define this person?
FOR THOSE THAT HAVE ALREADY PICKED THEIR WORD FOR 2010
This project is not about quick-fixes or putting a band-aid on a bad behavior. It is intended to produce long-term results. We want you to have expectations that your one word will become embedded in your character and begin to flow out of you naturally. For this to take place, it requires putting yourself in a position where God can transform you. People do not grow in the image of Christ by accident or osmosis. When you take the time and intention to focus on your word, change begins to seep into your character.
- What effect do you hope your word will have on your character? How will you have to posture yourself to make that change a reality?
Our last post posed a question regarding the apprehension that we all feel when faced with change. Somehow in the midst of that fear there is a part of hope and excitement that resides within us. We’d love to hear your response to the following question: What excites you the most about the road ahead of you with your One Word?