Obviously I’ve been an adult for quite some time now (more than half my life, to be exact) but for too many years I avoided anything that challenged my beloved comfort bubble.
I avoided things like thinking through choices on a long term level...dealing with messy relationships...doing anything that would stretch my natural abilities and expose my pride...saying yes to scary opportunities.
I’m still not exactly sure what happened, other than I MADE THE DECISION to switch gears. I was tired of my immaturity and people pleasing and fearful way of living. I was in my mid-thirties with an amazing husband, a herd of precious kiddos, and buckets of potential... but I didn’t have the mindset to match.
All it took was MAKING THAT DECISION. The lights switched on in my brain, and I asked God to help me step into the abundant life He was offering. I changed my thinking, little by little, day by day. It wasn’t always “easy” but the outcome was worth it to me. Now when I look back at the person I was a few years ago, I feel a sense of sympathy. And gratitude, because no matter what, I know that the best is yet to come.
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