Opposition

I wonder what kind of opposition a butterfly feels while they're transforming in their chrysalis. I can only imagine the discouragement and fear that they did something wrong and they're never going to get out of that tight, uncomfortable place. But who knows? Maybe I'm giving that butterfly too much credit. Haha. :)

I've been thinking of opposition this morning. I just did a scary thing and told everyone more about my life than most people ever knew. And I've put that out there with the intention of sharing how I've changed, and am still changing. But what if I really haven't changed and I'm going to be stuck in that tight, uncomfortable place forever?

I'm feeling all awesome and "I can do this! This is my path and what I'm MADE to do!"

And then I get sick.

I've just spent a couple days in bed. I didn't even think about my blog. It took like 24 hours of feeling miserable before I even thought to balance my energy, or use essential oils, or drink some clay water.

Once those first, "Uh, oh. I don't feel well..." feelings first set in, it was so easy to follow the familiar path. Now I'm going, "What just happened?!" It was too easy to fall into that old pattern. It's time to take back my power and not get caught in the snare of the opposition.

Because I CAN do this! This IS my path and what I'm made to do! You know how I know? Because I've written down several quotes in the last few weeks that all point in the direction I'm going. And those quotes wouldn't exist if others before me hadn't already taken this path and conquered.

Here are a few of the quotes I found:

"Strive for progress not perfection."

~Unknown

"Some changes look negative on the surface but you will soon realize

that space is being created in your life for something new to emerge."

~Eckhart Tolle

"To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne,

even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne."

~Revelation 3:21

That last one is the most encouraging to me. If Christ said it, it's true and we can count on it. He wouldn't have said it if it wasn't possible! So, let's do this! We CAN do this! We can get past the opposition and do what we were made to do!

What positive changes are you making in your life so you can do what you were made to do?

<3,
Brooke