Discomfort to Destiny

Discomfort to Destiny

by Diana Scothorn

I’ve learned where I am today doesn’t mean it’s where I’ll be tomorrow.  There have been times I felt disappointed, which resulted from my perspective of my current position.

Our current position is not our destiny. God has placed me in uncomfortable positions that, although I didn’t like it, turned out to be the next step to my destiny.

Discomfort is defined as making someone feel uncomfortable or causing slight pain. I’ve been in positions where I was agitated with my current situation and it…

…promoted me to do something to change it.  If I had not been in the pain I was in; I would never have gotten to where I currently am.

The Word says, in Zechariah 4:10, “Do not despise small beginnings.” Where we currently are… has absolutely nothing to do with where God is taking us. However, two things are necessary for our progress: patience and obedience.  As we patiently obey God, He will faithfully direct our steps.

When God opens a door, no one can shut it. However, we must be standing at the right door, at the right time to see it open.  God’s timing is everything and it’s always perfect.

I recently had someone I was ministering to who was in an uncomfortable position in her life.  I reminded her that with each step she takes when she trusts God, the steps she takes tomorrow will be aligned with God’s plan.

So many times, the position we are in is because of the choices we have made. The good news is that everything is subject to change when God gets involved. I’ve learned whining about where I am will not reposition me.

I have to take responsibility for my current position and do something about it. My pitiful state will not change one thing. I love what Joyce Myer said the Lord told her. “Joyce, you can be pitiful or powerful, but you can’t be both.”

The choice is ours alone to make. When I begin to have a “pity party” for myself, I stop and think about who Jesus is and how far He has brought me today from where I was “yesterday.”

Discomfort is the beginning of growth. As children, our feet grow rapidly and I can remember just over one summer, my feet changed an entire shoe size. I told my mom my shoes were too small, prompting her to get me new shoes for the new school year.

God works the same way. There are times we’ve outgrown the season we are in. Our current surroundings are often too small for the new season God has prepared.

It’s not good to get too comfortable with going nowhere. But when we’re constantly desperate for God, the devil cannot keep us in a constant desperate state.

God’s not concerned with our comfort but our purpose. He desires us to consistently seek and press through, to see more of Him.  The more we seek His face, the more we know He has much more in store for our destiny!