Uncomfortable Praise
- Skyler
- Feb 7
- 2 min read
I've been in a season of lots of new lately
I feel like every corner I turn, there's another change that's occurring
At first, my posture was all in. I was ready for it and was just ready to receive whatever the Lord had. Such a shift in my usual attitude towards change. Recently, things continue to change. There are more things the Lord just keeps shifting. I've started to turn towards that old attitude. Starting to respond with hesitancy and thinking, "OK, I've had enough change. Can't something just stay the same now?"But how prideful of me to think I have the right to pry open doors He's closing or slam doors shut that He's opening?? If the Lord is opening or closing a door, how prideful of me to deny His calling out of stubbornness because "I want consistency." Consistency and comfortability doesn't result in growth. Changes are required for growth.
This year, my word is praise. And I want to make sure that no matter the circumstances, my posture is praise. I find it funny that the season I've been going through has been one marked by change, something I always found difficult to be satisfied and content with. An area of life for me that requires a fight for praise. Again, there were so many joys when all the change first started. But as they've continued and I continue to realize I am not in control... the desire to resist the change grows.
Learning to praise even when we're uncomfortable isn't the easiest, but it's something that shifts our perspective, attitude, and life as a whole. Change can feel chaotic when we are more focused on our lack of control rather than the Creator of the universe ordaining it. When we decide to shift our focus from our lack of control onto Him, the change grows us in beautiful ways. We see Him in a new light. We see more of His provision, guidance, and power like never before. The enemy can try to force us to focus on the fear that can come with change. This forces us to try to control the changes even more. Contrastly, the Lord wants us to let go so He can step in. Where He leads, there is peace, but we can trick ourselves into believing He isn't leading us somewhere by causing our own chaos. If we believe the fear and lies the enemy tries to attach to change, he can convince us to believe lies about the Lords character and His true desire for us. He wants nothing less than His best for us and that never changes. So when change comes, I choose to praise. I choose to lean into Him and His leadership, rather than back away. It may be uncomfortable, but if that's where the Lord is, if that's where He wants me, I don't want to be anywhere else. Choose to praise before you know the outcome. Choose to praise as you take those first steps. Praise is a choice. And in all seasons, I want praise to be echoed through my life.
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