"They just live in their little box and are too afraid to look outside of it"
"You live in a box too, yours is just on a different street"
Those were the wise words of my grandmother that gave me a much needed slap in the face last week. I've been hesitant to post a blog after my last emotionally driven one that caused some conflict and heartache afterwards. Taking criticism has never been my strong suit.
I never saw myself as the type of person who lives in a box, I thought I lived the opposite life of a boxed in person. But boy, was my grandmother quick to point it out to me that my box is just as constraining as their boxes. My box is a pretty box and I like my box. My box has all my favorite people and my beliefs in it. My box is comfortable.
Recently, I was listening to the song Keep Your Eyes Open by Needtobreathe and like so many other times, it was just the song that I needed to hear.
So my New Years Resolution… To get rid of my box completely and to be willing to be uncomfortable.
(I don't think I could've picked a better year to do it)
As Francis Chan says:
"God doesn't call us to be comfortable. He calls us to trust Him so completely that we are unafraid to put ourselves in situation where we will be in trouble if He doesn't come through"
