Delight & {BE}____________

Delight &  {be. . . __________}.  When I was agonizing over what to name what was to become Delight & Be back in November of 2012, I was talking to one of my dearest friends, Karen Stott (Founder of Pursuit and Intentional Home). I knew it was meant to be “Delight”, but I knew something was missing.  God had powerfully given me the verses Isaiah 62:2-4, but I was still wrestling with it all wondering exactly what God was desiring for our amazing community. I felt like I was naming a child.  . .it felt like a huge responsibility!

“The nations shall see your righteousness,
and all the kings your glory,
and you shall be called by a new name
that the mouth of the Lord will give.

You shall be a crown of beauty in the hand of the Lord,
and a royal diadem in the hand of your God.
4 You shall no more be termed Forsaken,
and your land shall no more be termed Desolate,
but you shall be called My Delight Is in Her”

As we were chatting, Karen said how about adding “& Be”?  We brainstormed and prayed & it just fit!! Delight & Be Steadfast, Delight & Be Joyful, Delight & Be Humble, Delight & Be Brave, Delight & Be Real, Delight & Be Still. . .you get the idea! :)  I felt an overwhelming peace & just knew it was supposed to be our name!

Over the past few years, I have had specific words that I feel God has chosen for me to focus on. It has made an impact on my life. I asked the Delight girls in December to pray that God would give them their own specific word for 2016! I asked they would pray that as they spent time with Him, that He would show them their word He had just for them! And that they would have confirmation. As their stories and words have been shared in our Facebook group, I am just in awe of how God spoke to these young women in such powerful ways. I am excited to share their specific word & their reason why on instagram and Facebook over the course of the next month or so (we have a lot of girls, so I don’t know how long it will take!).

I encourage you to pray for God to give you a specific word for 2016 if you haven’t already! Mine is “Be Fruitful”. I want to remember every time I am doing something that if it isn’t going to “be fruitful”, then I need to re-evaluate what I am doing. Last year, my word was “Steadfast”. . .I spent the year studying what steadfast means, underlining it every time I saw it written in the Bible, etc. Pray specifically for a word, spend time with Him and in the WORD. . . it is an exciting adventure! He speaks to us when we listen! But we have to be still. If you want to join along on instagram and share your word of the year, just hashtag #delightwordoftheyear.