Pain can be a birth canal that presses us toward a new understanding, a new experience, a truer reality. If we stop trying to escape the discomforts (in the multitude of ways we humans are experts at attempting to do that) and see it as a transition time to a different place, we can discover that He has led us through to a birthplace of light and open space, fresh air and song.
Resistance to the pressing in often keeps us stuck in the canal, while we get bigger and bigger and make our exit all the more difficult. We do have the option of trusting Him, of knowing that the pain is not the end of the journey, and to be transformed at our core. Even if the situation doesn’t change for a long time, we will be a different person in the midst of it, far more equipped to live well, to be strong, to have His guidance and His peace, to make it beautifully.
Be confident...even if you’ve become a big baby in the canal. God knows how to deliver you. Let Him.
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