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Friends.
Sometimes everything inside of us wants to run away - am I RIGHT?
Leave the job.
Leave the relationship.
Leave the church.
Leave the season of life that has become difficult and heavy and ... unbearable.
… and, yes - sometimes leaving is exactly what we need to do.
BUT.
Hear me out: what if there are other moments when leaving too soon means we might miss something?
In this vlog post, I reflect a bit on a difficult season early in my days of church ministry when I was the pastor of a small church and found myself …
Questioning what I was being asked to believe and teach.
Struggling with denominational expectations.
And growing increasingly uncomfortable with the direction things were going.
Phew.
And in the midst of that season? Oh, I desperately wanted OUT.
But I chose to stay until my commitment was finished; and looking back? I can see that those difficult months became an unexpected season of growth, healing, and questioning that ultimately helped shape the person I became and even contributed to the beginnings of the What If Project.
That doesn't mean we should stay in every difficult situation. Every person and every situation is different. If you're experiencing abuse, for example - physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual ... leaving immediately is exactly what you need to do.
BUT.
Perhaps there are other kinds of discomforts that might be inviting us into something deeper.
Hm.
And so maybe the question isn't (always) simply, “should I stay or should I leave?”, but (sometimes) “what might I miss if I leave too soon?”
Yes.
Because sometimes the very thing we're trying to escape is also the place where we're being the most deeply changed.
Here’s the video - let me know your thoughts.
Much love.
Glenn || SUPPORT / ART STUDIO