I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a huge fan of change. For example, my parents decided to switch around some furniture in our house...let's just say I wasn't a fan. I got a nervous and anxious and really upset! And that was just about a couch!
But it really is hard to adapt to change or come out of your comfort zone. I am a very outgoing person, but even I struggle with making new friends, it's even made me nervous to go to a youth retreat. I don't know what to talk to people about and I get all shy and awkward. Like recently my family and I went over to some friends' house, and they have kids around my age. I was really nervous about hanging out with them! I wanted to make a good impression, and I wanted them to like me! I felt the need to act a little different, dress a little different, and talk a little different. But it wasn't so bad! The girls turned out to be really sweet and I really liked them!
You are growing and changing a little bit every day, every hour, every minute, even every second! As you grow you're going to be become a newer and different version of yourself, but every bit as wonderful! But every day you grow, you become a little bit more brave or strong. Even though I was super nervous about meeting new people, I just jumped in! I trusted that God was going to be my rock.
Nerves are what hold people back from being or doing something incredible! Maybe I should take that step and be brave. Who knows? Maybe an act of stepping out of my comfort zone will lead to bigger and better things for me?
I'll leave you with this:
"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
