Chosen Grace

So before I begin, let me say that I do sincerely apologize for not writing for some months. Yes, my senior year is busy, but for me that is no excuse. And the title of this blog post kinda describes what I’m talking about. Well, before I tell you what this whole post is about, let me just let you go ahead and read it. Enjoy!!!!

How many of you like to be uncomfortable? I know I don’t. I just absolutely love being comfortable: posted up on the couch, blanket covering me whole body, raining outside, and my laptop playing something interesting on Netflix. That is my go to definition of comfortable.

For all my readers out there, your definition  of comfortable is different than mine. Everyone’s comfortable is different and especially unique to them. You can be comfortable socially, emotionally, and physically.

And to be completely honest with you all, comfortable is how I have been for the last couple of months. I had been in my confort zone- refusing to come out.

It wasn’t until the other day that I actually wanted to get uncomfortable. And that was when God sent me the following verse:

“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind…” Romans 12:2a ESV

“Oh snap.” That was all I could say when I first read it. Now, I have read this verse before-plenty of times.  Hey, I probably mentioned it in a previous blog post. But when my eyes skimmed the words that time- something in me changed.

You see, these couple of months I had grown complacent with where I was. I hadn’t been really reading my Bible like I should have and I like to say I was “playing” with God. Playing meaning that I know what God was trying to get me to do, but I was making any and every excuse not to do it.

And God only let me do that for so long. See, when God wants you to do something- you will do it. His will must always max out our will.  Always.

As this verse continued to weigh on my heart, I heard my inner voice (the Holy Spirit) say to me: It’s time for you to get uncomfortable.

I knew exactly what the Spirit was asking me to do- scratch that, commanding me to do. But, something in me hesitated. I was scared and worrying about all that would happen. My spirit was saying yes, but my flesh was oh so weak. (Matt. 26:41)

As soon as I hesitated, God sent me confort through this verse:

“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?” Matthew 6:25-26

BOOM!!There it was. That was my peace and my assurance right there. You see, Jesus was telling his disciples not to worry about this or that. He was telling  them to soley trust in the Big Man With the Plan. And that is what He told me- to trust only in Him.

After reading that verse I felt better. I now know that as I step into what God is having me to do, I’m gonna be ok. If God can take care of the birds we see flying around freely- he can certainly take care of us, who are made in His own image (Genisis 1:27).

God is gonna take care of me and supply me with my every need. He’s gonna give me what I need and take the things I think I want away. He’s gonna make sure that I am how He would have me to be.

Where God guides He will provide. 

To conclude, I say that once I did start getting uncomfortable- God began to open so many doors for me that its not even funny. Like, it amazes me everytime He does it.

I say to all who are reading this: If you feel God urging you to get up and get out- MOVE!!! Do His will, do not hesitate.

You are not on this journey alone. As believers we are one body in Christ, and we are on it together. Keep going, keep pushing, keep perservering.

Together, lets get uncomfortable. 

With Love,

Malaysia.