How to Have A Winning New Year. Pick a Word

One word can change your life or one cruel word spoken by another can haunt you for the rest of your life. And that’s why choosing a word for the next 365 days can be life changing instead of the traditional life sucking resolutions. Included in this post are plenty of word of the year ideas, how to pick your word of the year and what to do with your word of the year.

Word Of The Year Verses Versus New Year Resolutions

At the start of January, my health club is swamped with eager participants ready to crush their goals. By the end of the month,  it’s a ghost town. All those good intentions crumpled up in a gym bag, hidden underneath the brand-new workout clothes. Been there. Done that, ended up feeling like a failure with my lack of follow through.

Resolutions are a setup for failure while a word of the year lifts you up for success.

New Year’s resolutions are the nagging relative making you feel guilty, while a one word is your best friend guiding you through the next twelve months.

How Do I Choose My Word Of The Year 2025?

It’s best to find a word that God already has already picked out for you in 2025. That’s the sweet spot word! But no pressure!

Follow the Steps Below for picking your One word.

1 See my word of the year ideas below. Scan the list and pick one or two words that seem to jump out at you or interest you.

2 Find out the definition of your word(s), this will help narrow the selection process if you can’t decide between two year of the words.

3 Write the definition and find a Bible verse of the Year to go with your year of the word.

4 Pray over your word of the year.

5 My Word of the Year 2025 Free PDF Printable or Fillable-text directly on the form after you download the worksheet

What are the Benefits of picking a Word of the Year?

Choosing a word of the year is easy and fun. When you’re focusing on one word throughout the day, it helps with managing your time and thoughts better throughout the day.

Your year of the word will help guide to pick better choices at the moment. For example, if your word is (present), and you’re with your kids or friends, you might really practice listening to them to honor your word.

Choosing a word might make new routines easier by sticking to that word.

Your word can get lost in the busyness of life. Keep your special word in front of you, by wearing word of the year jewelry.

Word of the Year 2025 Printable PDF And Fillable

Let’s Pick Your Word Of The Year

I’ve included a free printable instant downloadable word of the year worksheet to help you in this entire process. The first page will help you select your word of the year, if you’re torn between two words. The second page will help you do a deep dive into your word keeping the vision in front of you.

Step 1 -300 Word of the Year Ideas

Below is a chart of potential year of the word of the year ideas. Also I provided an easy to read numerical list.

1. Abide
2. Abstain
3. Abundance
4. Acceptance
5. Accomplish
6. Achievement
7. Act
8. Adaptable
9. Advance
10. Alert
11. Align
12. Alignment
13. Anointed
14. Anticipation
15. Appreciate
16. Arise
17. Ask
18. Authority
19. Authentic
20. Available
21. Awaken
22. Balance
23. Be
24. Becoming
25. Behold
26. Believe
27. Better
28. Beautiful
29. Blameless
30. Birth
31. Bloom
32. Blessed
33. Brave
34. Breakthrough
35. Brilliance
36. Build
37. Calm
38. Capable
39. Change
40. Choose
41. Clarity
42. Closer
43. Committed
44. Compassion
45. Complete
46. Confidence
47. Considerate
48. Connect
49. Consistency
50. Contentment
51. Conquer
52. Courage
53. Courageous
54. Cultivate
55. Declutter
56. Decrease
57. Decree
58. Dedicated
59. Deeper
60. Delight
61. Deliberate
62. Deliverance
63. Dependent
64. Depth
65. Determination
66. Devoted
67. Discernment
68. Discipline
69. Discover
70. Dream
71. Driven
72. Dwell
73. Eager
74. Efficient
75. Elegance
76. Empower
77. Embrace
78. Encounter
79. Encourage
80. Endurance
81. Engage
82. Energy
83. Exuberant
84. Expectant
85. Enjoy
86. Endure
87. Enlighten
88. Enough
89. Epic
90. Execute
91. Exhale
92. Expectant
93. Explore
94. Extravagance
95. Excellence
96. Excel
97. Expend
98. Faithful
99. Faithfulness
100. Family
101. Faith
102. Fasting
103. Favor
104. Fearless
105. Fierce
106. Find
107. Finish
108. Fight
109. Flourish
110. Flexible
111. Focus
112. Foundation
113. Forgive
114. Fortress
115. Fortitude
116. Forward
117. Freedom
118. Fruitfulness
119. Follow
120. Gather
121. Gentleness
122. Giving
123. Glory
124. Glad
125. Go
126. Goodness
127. Grace
128. Grateful
129. Generosity
130. Grit
131. Genuine
132. Hallelujah
133. Happy
134. Harmony
135. Harvest
136. Healed
137. Healing
138. Healthy
139. Holy
140. Honor
141. Hope
142. Humility
143. Hunger
144. Illuminate
145. Imagine
146. Increase
147. Inspire
148. Intentional
149. Intense
150. Intimacy
151. Invest
152. Invite
153. Improve
154. Jesus
155. Joy
156. Justice
157. Kindness
158. Laugher
159. Learn
160. Launch
161. Less
162. Listen
163. Live
164. Love
165. Lovely
166. Loyal
167. Masterpiece
168. Magnificent
169. Marvelous
170. Meekness
171. Mercy
172. Mighty
173. Mindful
174. More
175. Motivation
176. Move
177. Momentum
178. Multiply
179. New
180. Nourish
181. Noble
182. Now
183. Nutritious
184. Obedience
185. Obtain
186. Oneness
187. Open
188. Opportunity
189. Organize
190. Original
191. Overcomer
192. Overflow
193. Patience
194. Patient
195. Passionate
196. Pause
197. Peace
198. Permission
199. Persist
200. Persistence
201. Plenty
202. Powerful
203. Practice
204. Pray
205. Praise
206. Praiseworthy
207. Preparation
208. Present
209. Presence
210. Prevail
211. Produce
212. Proclaim
213. Progress
214. Promises
215. Propel
216. Prosper
217. Pure
218. Purposeful
219. Pursue
220. Push
221. Quality
222. Receive
223. Rebuild
224. Rejoice
225. Relish
226. Release
227. Renew
228. Relentless
229. Repentance
230. Rest
231. Restoration
232. Revival
233. Revive
234. Righteousness
235. Rise
236. Satisfied
237. Sanctified
238. Saved
239. Salvation
240. Savor
241. Search
242. Seek
243. Serenity
244. Serve
245. Shine
246. Silence
247. Simplify
248. Sing
249. Solid
250. Spiritual
251. Sparkle
252. Splendor
253. Stability
254. Stable
255. Stamina
256. Steadfast
257. Step
258. Stewardship
259. Stillness
260. Strength
261. Strong
262. Studious
263. Study
264. Submit
265. Support
266. Success
267. Surrender
268. Survivor
269. Tenacious
270. Tether
271. Thrive
272. Thoughtful
273. Time
274. Together
275. Transformation
276. Transition
277. Treasure
278. Triumph
279. Trust
280. Truth
281. Unity
282. Unshakable
283. Unstoppable
284. Valuable
285. Victorious
286. Victory
287. Vision
288. Virtuous
289. Vitality
290. Volunteer
291. Vulnerable
292. Wait
293. Warrior
294. Whole
295. Willpower
296. Wisdom
297. Worship
298. Worthy
299. Worthwhile
300. Yield

Congrats, If you found you’re year of the word, jump to step 4.

If you are torn between two, the digital printable will help you narrow your choice down to one word in the following three easy steps.

 Step 2  Meanings

Finding the definitions for both of your potential words will provide clarification and help narrow your choice. Also, you will discover which definition fits in better with your plans, goals, and desires for 2025.

Go to Merriam-Webster Dictionary, then record definition on the word of the year printable provided.

Now find two Bible verses, one for each word by using this resource, Knowing-Jesus. This is easy, simply scroll down toward the end of the page and insert your word. Look for this box pictured below.

Find one verse for each of your words. Choose the scripture that leaps out at you and/or fits your situation. Write the Bible verses on the printable. Now you’re almost done, the next section is the fun part.

Step 3 Confirmation

Ask God which of the two words shall be yours for 2025. God will always provide confirmation, “on the evidence of two or three witnesses a matter shall be confirmed.” (Deut 19:15).  I suggest you pray and ask God and see what He  highlights to you over the next couple of days.

Don’t rush, this word of the year will be your “friend” for  365 days! It like a scavenger hunt seeing where your word turns up. It can show up anywhere, in the Bible, a sermon, song, movie, spoken by another. The possibilities are endless. Be alert and keep your eyes open.

For instance, this happened to me when I was trying to decide between efficient and proclaim. Proclaim appeared twice during my regular Bible reading. The next day a pastor mentioned proclaim in their sermon.

I pray in Jesus’s name the Lord will show you confirming signs within the next couple days so you will know exactly which word will be yours for 2025.

If you are unsure about asking God for signs, check out our December word.

Once you feel you have confirmation, fill out page two of the printable. You can jump ahead to Step 4A since you have most of this information in your selection process.

Step 4 Definition and pick a Bible Verse Of The Year

Finding the definition, along with the synonyms at Merriam Webster, will help bring this word alive and hopefully help you met your plans and desires over 2025. Record what you find on page 2 of the free printable.

Next find a Bible verses of the year, that uses you word of the year using this resource, Knowing-Jesus. Simply scroll down toward the end of the page and insert your word. Look for this box pictured below.

Choose whatever scripture seems to leap out at you and/or fits your situation. Write your Bible Verse of the year on page 2, of the free printable. This Bible Verse of the year that includes your year of the word might be the scripture that helps guide you throughout 2025.

Step 4A Prayer

Write a heartfelt prayer to God stating why and how this word of the year along with your Bible verse of the year will guide you through 2025. Just journal why you selected this word and the outcome you desire for 2025.

Word of The Year Ideas

Keep your year of the word, along with your Bible verse of the year alive. I confess last year’s word got lost in the shuffle and I’m determined not to let that happen this year, so here are some tips to keep focused on your one word.

• Schedule it your phone’s calendar on the 1^st day of every month
• Text the word to yourself
• Journal about your one word
• Get a tattoo (just kidding!!)
• Daily be Mindful of your word.
• Make your own screensaver.
• Order a calligraphy/print of your one word on fiverr.
• Or ask your kids to draw your word.
• word of the year bracelet
• word of the year necklace

The beauty of getting your children involved, they might want to select their own. Or maybe you might select one word over your entire family.

I pray your year of the word for 2025 and your Bible Verse of the year will be a blessing and setting you up for success for your entire word. Not like those resolutions that don’t see the light of day after the third week of January.