The Road Trip - A Guide to asking Jesus for a word in 2026

Find your word for the year ahead

A free guide to help you listen for what Jesus is saying over the next stretch of your journey.

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Start the year with direction

Every new year feels like pulling onto a long stretch of highway.

You don’t know exactly what’s coming.
You just know the road keeps going.

Most of us rush into the year with plans and pressure.
But following Jesus doesn’t start with control.
It starts with listening.

A word for the year isn’t a slogan or a resolution.
It’s a direction.
A way of naming the road you’re on so you stop second-guessing every turn.

What this guide is

A Road Trip is a simple, reflective workbook designed to help you listen for a word, theme, or scripture Jesus is inviting you to carry this year.

Not a five-year plan.
Not a productivity system.
Just a map for the next leg of the drive.

What’s inside

  • A grounded way to consecrate the year to Jesus

  • Reflection prompts to look honestly at the road you’ve already travelled

  • Questions to help you notice the signs God may already be placing in front of you

  • Space to receive a word, phrase, or scripture anchored in Scripture

  • A simple way to carry that word through the year

Slow. Spacious. Built for everyday life.

Who it’s for

This guide is for you if:

  • You want to start the year listening instead of rushing

  • You’re tired of hype and spiritual noise

  • You want faith that actually meets you in real life

  • You’re walking with Jesus and still asking honest questions

You don’t need to hear God perfectly.
You just need a willingness to pause.

How to use it

Set aside 20–30 quiet minutes.
Make a coffee.
Grab a pen.
Invite Jesus into the moment.

There’s no rush.
No pressure.
Just the next stretch of road.

About Thunder & Son

Thunder & Son exists to clothe a generation in words that matter.

We believe faith is lived in the everyday.
On long roads.
In ordinary moments.

Not just on Sunday.

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This year doesn’t need more noise.
It needs direction.

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