Uncomfortable? Good!

I was talking to my friend the other day about some of the dietary changes I really need to do so that I can be a better runner. She mentioned how uncomfortable we were when we first started running but that the pain is acceptable because of the goal. And every time we bump up the regime and push it a little more we can get sore - but we accept it as part of the package...no questions asked.

But when it comes to changing the diet...as soon as the craving makes us uncomfortable we give in. We decided to embrace the discomfort of dietary changes as just part of the journey in obtaining our final goal - being a better runner.

How many times as Christians (and just in life in general) do we avoid discomfort? Many times pain or being uncomfortable is the very thing that will spur us into much needed changes. But it is natural to try to avoid things we don't like - or things that cause pain! It is also true that to avoid the pain of feeling guilty we read or attend church. Trying to avoid one pain will not cause the true pain to go away...Our heart is geared to seek God - just as His heart is to seek us out. We try to do a lot of things to avoid this discomfort when really we need to suck it up and seek Him! Instead, we should allow the discomfort to help motivate us to search Him out even more. Discomfort can be a motivator - just like in running we embrace the discomfort and let it motivate us to train smarter and better to achieve greater results.This can be applied to our spiritual life too. So enjoy the pain! It may be what motivates us to follow more closely after Him.

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