The Importance of Discomfort
This past week, my husband and I moved to a new apartment. We moved to a smaller space from a much larger condo, and at first we wondered how we would make all our belongings fit.
This past week, my husband and I moved to a new apartment. We moved to a smaller space from a much larger condo, and at first we wondered how we would make all our belongings fit.
This week as I was thinking about my husband, I heard God say something very powerful and very convicting to me.
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It’s so easy to go through your daily routine, be consumed by the amount of work you need to accomplish, keep your head down and work until the day is done. At least it is for me.
This past holiday season I was working on a puzzle with my 5 year old niece. At my in-laws, I’m known as a good puzzler. I can sit and do three in a day if I’m feeling motivated. But this little girl can also puzzle. Here’s a picture of the two of us on a family vacation last year. She’s adorable right? Wait until you hear how smart she is.
I used to waste so much time deciding what to do. Or worse yet, get stressed out thinking of everything I had to do and end up choosing to push it all aside and do nothing. Just delaying and prolonging my stress.
We know each other, intimately, so when someone shares a struggle or a weakness, we see that struggle or weakness in light of all her past successes and strengths.
A running theme in my life over the past few years is selfishness. “Theme” is a cute word for it, in reality, it’s an addiction.
I will fight the urge to “start back up when we get home from Colorado.” No, absolutely not. Because there is always another “Colorado.” There is always a reason to delay working toward your goals just a little longer. If I’ve learned anything from starting this whole writing/blogging process about a month ago, I’ve learned I’m done thinking this way. It’s not productive and it ultimately leaves me with good intentions but no results.