Entering the Second Sunday of Lent, I am taking a moment to reflect. I have been consistent. I'm digging deep. I'm noticing the discomfort and trying to be present.
But...I'm starting to feel twinges of resistance.
Change is hard. The process of change is even harder, primarily because it involves giving up long held habits (or lack of habits.)
The belief that change requires control is, in my opinion, a myth. To really transform means giving up the need to control. Control is rooted in fear. It's an illusion we cling to because we are attached to a particular outcome. The process of becoming, of dying in order to produce much fruit, is about surrender.
"Night, we cannot stop it, or hasten it; it just comes, and teaches us every twenty-four hours that we are not in complete control." ~Richard Rohr
Surrender is an exercise in faith. It's trusting that whatever the outcome, God will provide for the journey. Don't fear the resistance. Lean in, and keep going.
"Every time we attempt to avoid a situation, we only reduce our opportunity to grow, to learn from the journey." ~Alexander Shaia
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