Step out......

“Great things happen when we follow God outside of our comfort zones. When we trust what we know to be true about Him and choose to ignore our feelings of insecurity or fear, God can take us to places we never dreamed we could go. It was only after God brought me to a place where I didn’t want to be that He could take me to a place I truly longed to be.” ~~via SheSeeks devotional

It’s no secret (if you know me) that I’m not where I’d like to be in my walk with Christ. But it still amazes me that he is able to speak to me & comfort me even through my mess. I’m not very consistent in my devotional time (definitely something I’m working on), but it seems like when I do take the time to sit & read, something jumps out at me. I’m so glad that this was another one of those times.

Had a talk with my fave a few days ago about a few things & one of those things was abt my insecurities & how it’s stopping me from truly living the life that I’ve always envisioned having. I mean, yes I’ve accomplished things, and done things. But I feel as if I’m not living up to my complete potential. So the devotional this morning kind of stamped the fact that I really need to step outside of my comfort zone. & trust that God has my back. If I step outside of my comfort zone & get hurt or things don’t go the way I "planned" (bcuz we all know that your plan is not neccessarily God's plan), I need to rely on the knowledge that God is there with a band-aid & open arms, letting me know that it’s ok…keep moving forward. Fall 99 times GET UP 99 times!! But the worse thing to do is nothing. Stagnation = death.

Ok, so while writing this blog. God smacked me again with another confirmation. Took a break to check my twitter & what was the first tweet I saw:

“Be fearless! Step outside of your comfort zone. Everything you want is just on the otherside of it!”

I COULDN’T MAKE THIS STUFF UP IF I TRIED!! Talk about confirmation!!!! God you are truly amazing. I don’t praise you enough just for simply being who you are. You didn’t have to love me. Make provisions for me. Keep me safe. But you do. No matter how many times I treat you poorly, no matter how many times I ignore you, you always show me that, you haven’t gone anywhere. I love you so much God. My heart is truly filled right now. So many things I want to do. So many places I want to go. A Monique that I want to be! But have always hidden behind that cloak of fear, insecurity, & inferiority. BUT GOD! My God said, he made me to be MORE than that! MY GOD is bigger than my fears. MY GOD is bigger than my insecurities. MY GOD is bigger than that voice in my head that says “Monique, you are NOT good enough” MY GOD!
*Grabs helmet. Elbow pads. Knee pads. Safety Goggles* Ok God…I’m ready! Let’s do this……*takes first step out*