Rest in Discomfort : The Simmering
- livhuwasha
- Jan 18, 2022
- 4 min read
Updated: Jan 26, 2022
A turning point in one’s life isn’t necessarily one that is clearly defined as it happens. It tends to come about as wrong turns, mistakes, loss, agony, shame and dumb-founding moments. This then distorts the purpose of learning or growing. Perhaps as I give in to this you are thinking of that time you finally learned the lesson on not consuming too much chillies because it runs your metabolism wild and it is just too unbearable to even think about enjoying those hot wings with extra hot sauce now. When you are burning with the discomfort, as you are forced into the egestion, you do simmer eventually and the lesson becomes your rest. In that discomfort from what started as pleasure, you find your rest. This is my form with this piece.
As we get into what the year is about or is promising to be about, our hopes and dreams, a need to acknowledge the possible discomforting moments it may carry needs room just as well. When you take it all to the Lord first, hopefully, you need to be honest with how your turning points or realizations to many of your goals and plans may just be resting in some of the most discomforting events. You can't possibly carry on further into the year without asking for His guidance. It being you are expecting and praying for a successful birthing experience. You could be in line for a confrontation with someone, say your boss, over an assessment of your poor performance. How about that person you wronged you need to apologize sincerely to because they are part of your daily life? Perhaps, this year you have decided to finally complete those courses at school and it means spending less time sleeping, which may result in fatigue and a lot more sacrifices. They might be a family memorial service for a loved one who passed on, and the anxiety is really dreadful but it will be done one way or another (letting go). You could trying your best to live with a chronic illness that you recently discovered. How about that finalization of divorce proceedings that dragged for years that’s scheduled next in your calendar? The hard choice you made to forgive with clarity that you won’t forget, but your peace needs to take priority if you want to move on with life healthier and happier. All this will require that you learn to find rest in your discomfort. It will need you to learn to live with what is challenging at times. There is a need to comprehend that it will be impossible as far as you are concerned on your own, but with God, all this is possible, too.
I don’t know how and when you may find yourself facing a predicament that requires this kind of tenacity or fortitude, but truth be told, you are going to get into it one way or another. The beauty in this is that you do not need to go through it alone. God blesses you at the best of times whether you are at your worst or not. Whether you are comfortable or not, the Lord is always with you, and for you. See, even in the hard truths or discomfort when reading this piece, there is rest found in those words, reminding and reassuring that the Lord is always with you.
Now, let’s step forward with more that you will need to simmer down by as the discomforting eventualities surge. Firstly, you must know where and to whom you must go to, and that is God – Matthew 11:28-30 has it all for your consultation and consumption. The heavy laden is not meant to be heavy on you for more than it has to. Be sure to take it to the Lord so that he can give you rest.
Now that you know where to go and to whom you must lay it all down, you must also keep there as your dwelling place(Psalm 91 – the whole chapter). Don't be a runaway or a visitor, take permanent residence in Him. When you are dwelling in something or someone, you keep heed there always. The refuge in God is to be always in consideration. You must pay attention to what and where it leads and that will require you keep trusting in Him. I can go on giving you more to discover rest in discomfort and it will come back to the Lord as your destination and salvation. Truthfully, it is about your faith. To grow, to be positive and courageous in this life needs you to have faith. My faith is in the Lord. Where is yours? How do you plan to keep at rest as life gives and take continuously?
“No soul can be really at rest until it has given up all dependence on everything else and has been forced to depend on the Lord alone. As long as our expectation is from other things, nothing but disappointment awaits us.” – Hannah Whitall Smith
The overall intention of this is to grow, character wise. What better way is there to build oneself than to be in your truth so that you can rest easy with your conscience? I don’t believe it serves much of a purpose to be out here and there in the world living well(in peace) with everything and everyone, but yourself. In learning to invest in yourself, the Self-awareness then reaps Contentment with what and who you are when no one is looking. I can tell you about the pain of being haunted by your own thoughts and feelings but having to pretend it is all together out there with everyone. I know how it damages the most valuable things in your life, about your life, when you are not at peace with yourself. Whether you are a victim of circumstance or not, it will remain a matter of you having to deal and live with yourself. Respect yourself enough this year to prioritize being at peace with yourself first. This will transcend into finding rest with what and who the rest in this life throws at you.
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.” - William Faulkner
As you get into your Self-Care regimes, remember to be at rest with what you can’t control and be present in your prayerfulness to gain strength for what needs work.
“Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.” - Anais Nin
Focus on what builds you up. It Matters, You Matter!
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Regards
Livhuwani
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