We possess the creative energy to “re-form” our lives, to reshape the world. Although we have the power to fulfill our divine plan, few of us do. Most people settle for small lives. We sense our divinity and the great possibilities that life offers us, but we limit ourselves because of fear and lack of faith.
-- Susan Taylor

Each day we spend your time working, completing projects, and making sure our inbox is halfway clean before we turn out the lights to go home, eat dinner, relax, then go to bed. Everyday we do the same work, talk to the same people, eat the same foods, and take the same route to and from our destinations (which are mostly work then home and an occasional trip to the grocer’s and bank, and maybe church).

Our routine is, well, routine and predictable, and we like it that way because it offers a sense of order and stability, maybe even a sense of security and comfort that we’ve got our life on lock which ultimately means we don’t miss a beat. We do the same things so regularly that we could probably do them with our eyes closed. In fact, that’s how we got to work this morning – with our eyes closed.

But with our eyes closed, what did we miss? While we were driving our usual route, what did we miss seeing somewhere else? By talking to the same people we talk with each day, aren’t we getting the same conversations and thought patterns we got yesterday and the day before that?

Bigger still, doesn’t following the same plan each day bring about monotony and dullness? And even though there’s comfort in repetition, don’t you ever wonder whether you’re missing out on something exciting and even more satisfying?

Most of the time – no, all of the time – we do the things that are comfortable and easy to perform and navigate. And, duh, that just makes sense, why would we do something hard when easy works? But what if we are really being called to go beyond that which is easy and fits so snugly? What if we are being challenged to grow beyond our everyday situations and circumstances and embark upon experiences that are unfamiliar and not as predictable or comfortable? What if it’s time for us to do things much differently than we’ve ever been accustomed to doing? Be willing to bet the farm that nine times out of ten, each of us would run from the call and challenge to change by viewing it as an assault on our person, punching holes in the opportunities, justifying the need to preserve where we are, and ignoring the challenge completely, blaming the enemy for trying to keep us down and out.

We can come up with many reasons for not wanting to move beyond your comfort zone – some valid, some cheesy. You think the move you’re being called to make cost too much money, more than you think you’ve got, and it’ll put too much strain on your already tight budget. The job you’re being asked to do is too much to learn, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks; it’ll be too hard to compete with the young people there now; you may not even be compatible with the people or the job. The thinking you’re being asked to adopt is unfounded, impractical, and impossible. Oh, and there’s much fear – fear of what other’s will say, what they’ll think; fear that this new thing will be too hard, too stressful, more work, and provide less leisure time; fear that this new course will be a set up for inward and outward confusion; fear that you’ll fail miserably and end up with less than you have now. Besides all that, you’re tired, you’ve paid your dues, and it’s your turn to live an easy life. You’re just fine right where you are, thank you.

But if you continue to buy into your reasons, valid or not, are you forfeiting something divine? Are you living on purpose? Are you taking the easy way out? Are you saying no to God’s urging for you to be more fruitful and dynamic, and are you saying yes to the custody of indolence, humdrum, and set ways? Doesn’t all of that mark you with the enemy’s name engraved in stone?

What about faith, the faith that God will never leave you alone to maneuver new, unfamiliar, and uncomfortable territory without all the tools you need to be successful, tools you’ve already got but kept in your personal shed because you didn’t need them where you were, and, though a little rusty and in need of sharpening, they’re still useable and waiting for your return? What about faith that opening up to the experience of being out of your zone may be hard and stressful, but a fertile action that will lead you to greener pastures, or at least closer to grazing land that is sown in greater seed? What about faith that you are on purpose because you’re acting as God instructs?

What about faith and trust in yourself that even if a new route or direction is coated with conflict and tension, you have innate abilities, skills, and coping mechanisms that make it possible for you to make the best and most of the situation? What about feeling good about yourself because you conquered the fear that came along with accomplishing a task you would not have considered had you stayed locked in your routine? What about faith in the processes of life, that everything changes, and all change presents opportunities for conscious growth and development that will lead to a finer understanding of the ways in which you are divine, on a limitless course, and meant to traverse this earth with no holds barred? What about faith that makes you just go for it?

Yeah, that’s a lot to swallow when you’re used to custom, following traditions, and doing conventional things. But whatever.

Don’t run from that which causes you to move, do a little more work, or experience something new. Ask yourself whether you were birthed into this world and wrapped in holy abundance to just sit on your current experience, degrees, money, traditions, and laurels and simply live an easy life? Surely your answer will be an undisputable no for where’s the growth or the blessing in that?

Get ready to do the hard work necessary to make your dreams come true. Get ready to give up easy to reach your greatest potential. Be ready to be disturbed and uncomfortable to fulfill your purpose.

Sadiqqa © 2007