No More Shame

I first read this phrase in a book. I talked about it with a friend. I began to be intentional about it… “sitting in the uncomfortable”

No exit plan, no strategy to reinvent the narrative.. just sitting in an uncomfortable situation, circumstance, or state of mind. A place where I need to stay, running is not an option.

I’m not talking about the creepy situations, when red flags are going off…. listen to that inner voice: run and avoid like the plague.

However; when the Holy Spirit begins to prompt and you just know… It’s time to grow, and growth is never easy.

Uncomfortable: -as in – I don’t like it – My inner self is being exposed in a way that is vulnerable… this might hurt…. I just might grow…

Two things I’ve learned through this:

#1 It will not last forever. This too shall pass. It will end. The pain of the uncomfortable has a time limit, God won’t keep us there forever. He always has a purpose.

#2 Growth only happens if I sit quietly before the Lord and wait for Him.

Isaiah 30:18 says, “Therefore the Lord waits to be gracious to you, and therefore He exalts Himself to show mercy to you. For the Lord is a God of Justice; blessed are all those who wait for Him.”

No matter what “uncomfortable” I’m sitting in, whether it is a bad choice I made and now I must “sit” in the consequences, or something totally outside of my control. I can confidently “sit” in all those uncomfortable feelings, questions, and unknowns and wait quietly before the Lord. Not wishing the pain away, but rather trusting that He works all things out for my good and His glory.

Blessed because I have – One. More. Day!