Episode Transcript
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[00:00:10] Welcome back to another edition of the Weekday Podcast. We're so glad you are here. If you've got some friends that haven't checked it out yet, be sure to share the website weekdaypodcast.com with them. And of course, if you have the Sugar Hill Church app, you can download that and listen to it every single day. Well, today we've been continuing this week long series and the idea behind the week long series is to help you figure out what your word of the year is. Ask asking God what my word might be. And so we've been looking at categories of words and I've been giving you examples of words. I hope it's been helpful. Today's category is a little bit different. It's formation. It's the idea that God is shaping who we're becoming. And the idea behind this comes from Romans 12, verse 2 where Paul says, do not be conformed to the patterns of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. And so one of the things that I think is important for us to remember as we go into the rest of this year is that God is always more interested in forming our character than simply improving our productivity. Sometimes we think our words should be about achievement, but often the deeper invitation is about who we're becoming on the inside, not just what we're doing on the outside.
[00:01:16] And so maybe for you, if you haven't picked your word yet, maybe your word might not be about doing more this year. It might be about becoming someone new from the inside out. And so this may resonate with you. And so if that's true, let me give you some words that come around this concept. The first one is simply the category itself. Formation, allowing God to shape you slowly over time.
[00:01:37] Or maybe the word that you'd put on your rock is character. Becoming someone who can carry what God wants to give, right? Carrying what God wants us to give, what he wants to give to us. Or how about this word, Patience, trusting, growth that happens gradually. Or maybe humility, staying teachable and grounded. Our word might be healing, letting God restore what's been wounded. Or wholeness moving towards health in every area of life. Or how about integrity, being the same person in every setting no matter what. Or joy, receiving that deep gladness that comes from God himself. Or what about gentleness, strength that is expressed through kindness or self control, living with spirit led restraint or renewal, letting God refresh your mind and your heart. Or how about freedom, leaving behind what once held you back.
[00:02:28] Or maturity, growing deeper in your faith. Or maybe your word might just be depth, going deeper instead of staying surface level. So every day I give you a question, and today's question is this. Who is God forming you into right now? Who's God forming you into right now? I would encourage you to sit with that. You don't need the final answer yet, but maybe one of these words or maybe this idea of formation stirred something in you. And if so, I would just encourage you to. To notice that. To notice that. Sunday's going to be incredible. I hope this resource is helpful to. To you as we get ready for Rock Sunday. And please join me tomorrow for the last category we're going to give, and I think it's going to be super helpful. Have a great day. We'll see you back here soon.
