My friend wore these amazing heels the other day. As always, her outfit was coordinated, her hair was gorgeous, and I envied her ability to rock super heels (or as they are known to me "face plant enablers"). A little while later though I noticed that she was taking off her super heels and trading them for some flat sandals. I thought to myself, why would a woman who can rock super heels want to trade them for what us sub-par woman normally wear? (lets be honest--we all have shoe envy occasionally). I asked her why the switch, and she simply stated "I just needed to be comfortable today."
The next day I was praying for a word from God. I usually pray for a word or a phrase, something that I can hold onto throughout the week. I felt like God gave me three words...indulge, comfort, and renewal. Immediately the memory of my friend picking the comfortable flats over the heels came to my mind. How often are we pushing ourselves out of our comfort zone, when deep down we are just craving comfort? Why is it that we feel guilty in seasons of rest? Why do we have it engrained in our minds that being comfortable is wrong??
I know that personally I have taken the statement "Don't get comfortable in your Christian Walk" extremely literal---I have somehow allowed myself to believe that to become comfortable in your life is to fail within faith. This morning as God whispered those three words over my heart---indulge, comfort, renewal--I was wondering and trying to understand how these words that I craved could be possible in a life where becoming comfortable was so dangerous. I had an awakening--an epiphany, a God moment where he messed up what i had always believed and filled me with new truth (Don't you love when God does that?).
We are never to become comfortable in our Christian Walk in drawing closer to God, in seeking God, in growing in our relationship with God--BUT--in our Christian Life true obedience to God, true surrender to His will, and true relationship with Him will always be followed by an indulgence of joy, comfort that is rooted in peace, and renewal that is healing to our souls.
I felt like God asked me this morning why I was feeling so guilty and ashamed for indulging in my season of comfort and renewal. Why I was forcing myself to wear "heels" everyday when I was desperate for my flip-flops.
There are seasons of our lives where God calls us to go out in the world, amongst the noise, in the midst of the chaos and fight battles with physical strength; but then there are also seasons where God calls us to retreat, to separate ourselves from the noise, from the people and to fight battles of the heart. The hardest battles are those of surrender, those of obedience, and those of waiting.
When You surrender you will find peace...
When You have a heart of obedience you will find rest...
And When You wait patiently on the Lord you will find comfort.
Kick Off Those Heels!!
Don't feel guilty in your season of peace, rest, and comfort--
those are God's blessings over your heart (and your feet).
Indulge in God's Blessings!
PS--this blog was not meant to offend those that can rock the "super heels"
or to state that those ladies who wear heels every day are not showing evidence of obedience--
You may enter your own personal death trap accessory of choice :)
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