Word for 2016

As is my habit, I ended the old and began the new year seeking a personal word 

of direction and focus from the Lord for 2016.  

I waited. And I waited. 

By late afternoon yesterday, the word simply emerged --

CLARITY

The Oxford English Dictionary defines:

1.1 - The quality of being coherent and intelligible

for the sake of clarity, each of these strategies is dealt with separately

1.2 - The quality of being easy to see or hear; sharpness of image or sound

the clarity of the picture

1.3 - The quality of being certain or definite

it was clarity of purpose that he needed

1.4 - The quality of transparency or purity

the crystal clarity of water

It seems that the Lord referred to all the variations of the word 

when He shared with me this morning:

There is much noise and distraction surrounding you

not all of it is bad or evil

yet still can draw you off course

Yes, you need to see and hear with precision

In the days to come

I will sharpen your focus

even place blinders upon you

so that you see only that which I desire

Do not concern yourself

with things I have not called you to

Do not allow the enemy to pervert 

the curious nature I gifted to you

to explore that which you do not need to know

While the world stirs and muddies your view

return to Me

in stillness and calm 

the waters settle

and vision returns

Not only will you live with clarity

but I am confirming and reinforcing

my desire for you to walk in clarity

fully transparent

to Me, to yourself

to those to whom I will send you

no guile

no façades

no masks

as they see right through you

I will appear

and shine

Thus says the Lord God, “When I gather the house of Israel from the nations among whom they are scattered, and I manifest my Holiness in them in the sight of the nations, then they will live in their own land which I gave to My servant Jacob. 26 They shall live in it securely; and they will build houses, plant vineyards and live securely when I execute judgment on all those around them who despise them. Then they will know [with clarity and confidence] that I am the Lord their God.” Ezekiel 28:25-26 Amplified

And he said, ‘The God of our fathers has appointed you to know His will, [and to progressively understand His plan with clarity and power] and to see the Righteous One [Jesus Christ, the Messiah] and to hear a message from His [own] mouth. 15 For you will be His witness to all men testifying of what you have seen and heard. Acts 22:14-15 Amplified