Divorcing Comfort

Allowing the embrace of Change

My younger self always resisted change, despite knowing its inevitability. I clung to familiarity, saying, “Sameness is safe. It’s familiar. It’s sure.” I just was never drawn to different, but three years ago, something or things shifted.

Over the course of these last three years, I was able to:

• Deny myself (Matthew 16:24)

  —I gave up drinking alcoholic beverages to stupor.

  —I gave up fornication and chose abstinence until marriage.

  —I gave up the excessive use of foul language.

  —I stopped gossiping and being quick to retaliate when I feel angry.

  —I stopped going to secular events in any manner or style.

  —I broke the stronghold secular music had on me.

• Separate myself from those who brought me further away from my purpose. (Coming from among them and going into a brief isolation.)

• Give up on my own understanding of life and lean into the word of God instead.

• Leave the place I called home for eleven years. (Moving out of state).

An illustration of how a blanket of peace fell over me.

Reflect on the habits you want to leave behind in 2024.

Giving up all these things I’ve mentioned was beyond difficult, to say the least. All of the above were my norm and my sweet spots. When it is so, it’s hard to imagine life without these things or away from them.

Now, after years of non-stop sanctification and refinement, I open my door to change and different like a long-awaited Amazon parcel. This is due to my witness of goodness the Lord has done all around my life. He has continually shown me that he doesn’t steer us, his followers, to anyone or anything that’ll damage us beyond repair. He is in everything, and there is always an intention, a lesson, or a testimony waiting to be told.

Consider what God is calling you to surrender.

One major overhaul sparked a domino effect in my life, positioning me for opportunities, opening doors, and life-altering revelations. If I were ever given the world stage, with a mic in hand, I would tell the masses, “Our true why as humans isn’t revealed to us unless we exercise obedience to the holy spirit.”.

A Message of Assurance

I write this in hopes of reinforcing that the Lord puts desires on our hearts for months and even years. But it isn’t until we say yes to him that he then aligns things like only he can. (Proverbs. 19:21). Not to say your yes should be selfishly motivated but only done out of sheer awe of who he is to us. I’m cognizant of how surrendering your life to Christ is not easy, not comfortable, and just goes against human nature. However, it is the ultimate life choice and a change worth developing.

I decided to post this on my birthday because as I enter this new year, I’m reflecting on how far grace has carried me. Excited for the new me that will be molded in this new year. Thank you for reading Reflections and Ramblings🩷