I hear over and over again about how we shouldn’t live life
in our comfort zones. That we need to stretch ourselves. Do it ‘afraid’ or It’s not
about us.
All true. In a way.
I do think there is balance that is needed in a life. I
think we were created with certain bents and personalities for a reason. After
all, not everyone was meant to bungee jump or skydive. Some of us not only are
afraid to do those things, we weren’t meant to do those things. They are not in
our make-up. They aren’t “us.”
God tells us to “come as you are.” And He made me “as I am.”
So I have to deduce that certain parts of my personality are meant to be.
I’m meant to be cautious. Thoughtful. I’m meant to love to
laugh. I’m not meant to be a risk-taker. Now, knowing that about myself gives
me a lot of freedom. It helps me not feel so pressured to do things that aren’t
who I am really about. On the other hand, knowing that, also means that I need
to be careful not to let that hinder me in life. I can’t use that as an excuse
to not engage or do things that maybe God is calling me to do.
For sometimes we ARE meant to go outside of our comfort
zones. And in the process, we learn to love a new side of ourselves. A new side of our lives.
We have to carefully evaluate everything we say ‘yes’ to in life. We have to fully understand ourselves, our limitations, and our boundaries. We need to know how we will probably respond in certain situations and times. Weigh all of that together as we seek to find our answer.
It’s not as simple as ‘do it afraid.’ Or, ‘we aren’t meant
to live in our comfort zones.’ For, yes,
we are to go outside of our own little worlds – but I think we’re not meant to
go outside of our gifting. And we DO each have a gifting!!
You are who you are. God made you as such a unique, woven
together individual. Live in your
strengths the best that you can. Push yourself sometimes to grow and stretch –
but don’t do things that you were never meant to do. Things you shouldn’t
do. Things that are not YOU.
For God says to COME AS YOU ARE. And He made you that way.
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