Embrace Discomfort! Embrace Discomfort! Nonstop I heard this in my spirit, and a million questions will follow. I know all too well that embracing discomfort is a hell experience on earth. Oddly enough, I’d wondered what the Holy Spirit was trying to tell me because discomfort causes sleep deprivation, anxiety, confusion, and fear that cripples you, which leads to you questioning your entire existence and more so God.
Fear traps you in a wormhole of hopelessness and isolation and then it dawned on me that God will say something repeatedly to prepare us and afterward comes the test and I can’t tell you how many times I failed. Day in and out I experience a painful crisis that not only affects my bones but my walking and balance and I do not handle it with grace, but with frustration.
For as long as I can remember, the Holy Spirit has been on me about embracing discomfort, and I didn’t quite understand because discomfort is like searching for a needle in a haystack and walking barefoot on lava rocks. It is a very physical and mental uneasiness, but God is very strategic, and there’s always a lesson to be learned in everything. I’ve traveled through many storms, but the Lord is teaching me that I should count the joy that comes from every battle because that’s where He’ll be, and it’s in the valley we grow.
I may not have all the answers to my questions but I gotta keep on trusting Him through my pain. Isaiah 41:10, states, “So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you out; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.” God has promised us His strength. He will never give us a trial we are unable to handle. There is something that God wants to unlock and it can only be revealed when we’re at our lowest and most uncomfortable be that our prayer life is enhanced, our worship is on fire, or we begin to fear Him and pursue Him fiercely.
Proverbs 4:7, states, “Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: And with all thy getting get understanding. We start to fast more, our rough edges become smooth, no more cracks, our sight elevated, our understanding and outlook on life heighten our relationship with Him deepens and we start to see every situation we face through His lens. One chapter is not your whole story. Today isn’t our forever.
When we become fearful and all we hear is noise, be still and know. In this very moment, wherever and whatever situation we are facing, God wants us to never stop calling upon him and crying out because our healing and deliverance are coming. Discomfort is the catalyst for growth. It makes us yearn for something more. It forces us to change, stretch, and adapt.
A well-renowned quote from Michael Hyatt that is very relevant and rings true today. I’m learning how to be brave and embrace discomfort, I won’t let fear cripple me and I’m never giving up and you shouldn’t either I’m always looking for a sense of control, but it’s letting my pain define me. Feels like I’m existing not living trying to find a balance but I’m tripping. I rest upon Your Everlasting Promises that are not beyond the realms of possibility. There’s truly no explanation or rhyme or reason. God is the only one we can turn to for recourse our father in heaven is breathing new life into our situation – things are changing. Yes! Lord restore us. Restore your people a hundredfold with an abundance.
Lord, you’ve thought me not to abort a process prematurely or else I will miss out on what you wanted to show or teach me and that was powerful when I pondered on it. No matter what happens, God has the final say. He is more concerned about our character than our comfort level, and He cares more about our growth as believers than the number of blessings we received and the state of our hearts than our happiness. Embrace Discomfort and start discovering growth and transformation in a whole new way.