2026 is about being decisive.
19 days in and I'm already seeing some major shifts.
Merriam-Webster defines decisive as: having the power or quality of deciding. Also, as: resolute, determined. And, finally: unmistakable, unquestionable.
This is the quality that I’m expanding more into this year.
No dragging my feet. No wavering between “is this really what God wants me to do"?” and “yeah, I definitely heard Him tell me to do this.” I’ll be prayerfully, intentionally, and more resolutely moving forward in faith.
I was speaking about this with my girl Courtney on the phone earlier this month. She’s my accountability partner in faith and in taking actions that create a life more rooted in where God is calling me. Courtney asked me more about why this was important to me, and for any scripture that I was holding onto in this process.
First, why is expanding into decisiveness important to me? When I think about 2025, I first have to be honest that by the grace of God I experienced many things I’m grateful for and accomplished some things I’m proud of including:
Creating my new Bible study and prayer journal and making it available for pre-orders.
Speaking on Rest as Worship at a historic, Black church to a roomful of Black women of all ages.
Committing to a full year of coaching, growth, and development within a Christ-centered coaching group for Black women.
Attending and facilitating a workshop at a Christ-centered rest retreat for Black women in Richmond, Virginia
However, I also know myself. I know my emotional landscape. I know that for as many moments as the above, there were moments of wavering, doubt, procrastination, and delayed or altogether abandoned decision making. This year, I’m making myself available for the Lord to do a new thing within me.
I’m sharing a couple of the new beliefs, and scripture, I’m embracing below (thanks again, Courtney, for your encouragement).
Old belief: If I do the wrong thing, I’ll be out of God’s will — forever. (Literally, it feels this catastrophic in my mind sometimes!)
New belief: The more I cultivate trust in the Lord, and the more I am prayerful and deliberate to move according to His Word, even my missteps can be corrected.
Supporting scripture: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths.” (Proverbs 3:5-6)
In studying this verse in The Blue Letter Bible, I read about this powerful meaning and imagery:
The word translated ‘trust’ in verse 5 means ‘to lie helpless, facedown.’ It pictures a servant waiting for the master’s command in readiness to obey, or a defeated soldier yielding himself to the conquering general.” (Wiersbe)
Can I honestly say I’ve held a posture of complete readiness to obey? Helpless? Facedown? This year, I’m making myself available to do this more.
Old concern: How the heck do I know what God’s Will is for my life?
New peace: The more time I invest in His Word, the more He reveals His Will to me effortlessly.
Supporting scripture: “Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.” (Psalm 119:105)
I’ve found myself previously confused because I didn’t pray to God and submit myself to His direction. I’ve also found myself in the dark simply because I opted for worry and anxiety instead of opening His Word to receive the clarity I was looking for. He didn’t say His Word is going to flood the entire room, just the path in front of your feet. Which requires trust (see Proverbs 3:5-6 again). He has built dependence on Him into the very fabric of how He wants me to move.
In the spirit of being decisive, our February 7th CCC (Coworking Club for Christians) will be all about taking small steps towards the thing that God has called you to do. The thing you’ve been previously procrastinating on, or feeling fearful about. I want you to show up to work on THAT. And, I’ll be doing the same. We’ll begin with prayer, meditation on scripture, and then get into it. Details below:
