Recently I had the opportunity to write for the Everyday Courage blog hosted by Melissa C. Dyer.
Melissa is the author of Learning to Roar, Life Lessons on Faith, Courage, and Female Pride, and she co-hosts the podcast The Cost is Courage. Melissa encourages and champions women that need someone in their corner as they move from discouragement to fulfillment in their lives.
Check out her site here and take the Courage Persona quiz! Here is an excerpt from the guest post I wrote:
What they say about me: Quiet. Shy. Nice.
What I feel: Unknown. Unseen. Invisible.
Living a life of comfort has resulted in isolation, and I’ve lived here too long. No one knows me because no one has seen me, the real me. I’ve chosen comfort over taking risks, over living a life. But God didn’t make me so I could stay hidden in my cozy little shell.
If a seed stays safe and hidden in its shell, not wanting to disrupt the soil, it will never produce the beauty that God intended for it.
God didn’t let Moses hide in Midian. He didn’t let Esther hide in the king’s palace. And He doesn’t let the seed stay hidden in the soil. Following God will require me, lover of all things safe and cozy, to be uncomfortable.
Lord, give me strength and resolve to break the shell I’ve built around myself. Give me courage to disrupt the soil of others’ expectations of me. I have faith that transformation is on the other side, but the growth will require my pain and discomfort. Help me to endure.
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