Abide (A Word Study… Featuring My Inconsistent Blog Schedule)

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Title: Abide (A Word Study… Featuring My Inconsistent Blog Schedule)

So… I skipped last week.

Not on purpose. Not as part of some grand “rest and reset” strategy. It just… happened. One minute I had a plan, the next minute it was a week later and my blog was sitting there like, “Oh, so we’re not doing this anymore?”

Naturally, my first instinct was to panic a little and think, Well, I’ve ruined the rhythm now.

But the word I’ve been studying lately is abide. And honestly, it showed up at the perfect time, because it gently disagrees with my inner overreactor.

What Does “Abide” Actually Mean?

The word abide means to remain, stay, dwell, or continue.

In the New Testament, the Greek word often used is meno—which carries the idea of staying in place, not departing, continuing to be present.

Not achieving.

Not hurrying.

Not proving anything.

Just… remaining.

Abiding Is Not the Same as Performing

Here’s where I tend to get things twisted.

I subconsciously redefine “abide” to mean:

- stay consistent

- don’t miss a week

- keep producing

- don’t drop the ball

Basically, I turn abiding into a productivity system with spiritual branding.

But abiding isn’t about how flawless your rhythm is. It’s about where you remain connected.

You can miss a week and still abide.

You can have an off rhythm and still abide.

You can feel a little scattered and still abide.

Because abiding isn’t measured by your output. It’s defined by your attachment.

Apparently, Abiding Survives My Schedule

If abiding depended on my consistency, we’d all be in trouble.

But it doesn’t.

Abiding is less like a streak you maintain and more like a place you live.

You don’t get evicted because you missed a day. Or a week. (Or let’s be honest… longer.)

You remain.

That’s the point.

The Quiet Strength of Staying

There’s something deeply steady about this word.

Abiding doesn’t panic when things aren’t perfect. It doesn’t scramble to “catch up.” It doesn’t guilt you into overcompensating.

It just invites you to stay.

To remain connected.

To keep showing up imperfectly, unevenly, but genuinely.

So… Here I Am, Still Abiding

This post isn’t me getting my act together.

It’s me remembering that I never actually left.

Even with a missed week.

Even with imperfect consistency.

Even with my tendency to overthink everything.

I’m still here.

And that’s what it means to abide.

If you’ve been feeling like you’ve fallen behind on something spiritually, creatively, or just life in general maybe the invitation isn’t to try harder.

Maybe it’s simply this:

Stay.

Remain.

Abide.

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