Getting Out Of Your Spiritual Comfort Zone
In my life, I’ve rarely ever struggle with stepping out of my comfort zone... I love adventures, change, and newness... besides in my faith.
My entire life, I have been notorious for neglecting and running from my faith to put Jesus ‘in a box’ and thinking that I was in control of my life. I would pull my faith ‘out of that box’ when I was desperate... then put it back in when I felt better... or so I thought.
As I’ve grown in my walk with Jesus over the past year. I can see now that even though I ‘thought’ I put my faith in a box, looking back seeing that even in my past life, He was always present. #LearningLessons He has been guiding, teaching, and watching over me for my whole life. Even when I felt so alone, He was with me.
So you might ask, so what’s the difference between now and then?
Well, back then, I was running my life into the ground, crashing and burning, dusting myself off, and then doing it all over again.
Back then, I CHOSE to compartmentalize Him into a box.
Back then, I CHOSE to pile up my schedule and attempt to control my own life because I had goals to accomplish and people to impress.
Back then, I CHOSE to not make space in my heart for the biggest part of my life that needed ALL of the space to work.
The beautiful truth is that those years were NOT lost. I was lost, but the years were not.
“I was lost, but the years were not.”
They built my trust for God in my life to understand I am NOT in control, He is. Those messy years built my story. They made me into the strong woman that I am today. They shaped my: my relationships, career, life, and tender heart to fully understand how it feels to truly be lost... because I was her.
The beauty in my story (and yours!) is that He has ALREADY CHOSEN YOU. The best decision I’ve ever made in my life. I CHOOSE YOU, Jesus.
Sending hugs!
Love, Am