• About

lovedfrst918

~ Inspired Musings & Streams of Consciousness

lovedfrst918

Tag Archives: potential

The Uncomfortable Place

23 Sunday Feb 2014

Posted by Tiffany Haney in Uncategorized

≈ 4 Comments

Tags

awkward, challenge, challenges, circumstances, conflict, diamond, environment, faith, grow, growth, patience, pearl, potential, pressure, stage, transformation, transition, trials, uncomfortable

I’m here again. A place I know, but I try not to visit. An area I’ll try to walk around in a fruitless attempt to avoid. Unlike a child at Christmastime dreaming of sugarplums, I envision a one-way ticket to “Anywhere But Here.” It’s one of the reasons I’ve been away and not posting as much. I’ve entered my own Twilight Zone I’d like to call the Uncomfortable Place. It’s not a pretty destination. Sometimes it’s a place that brings stinging tears to my eyes and more often a prayer on my lips. I’m in a spiritual press, with my desires and wishes ground out so that His will can be revealed.

A place of growth rarely is comfortable. Look at any pictures from your childhood and the gap-toothed smile or gangly legs greet you in all their awkward splendor. But it wasn’t the end of development, just the beginning actually. Growing often hurts, rife with unexpected turns and challenges along the way.

When you’re stretched in weak, unfamiliar areas of your life, growth is the best thing to come out of it. Often the natural work of God’s creation mimics the same process humans go through. One such wondrous example is pearls. Pearls are so precious in all their iridescent beauty. They are gemstones that occur when something unnatural invades an oyster’s environment. A grain of sand or floating food finds its way between the two shells of an oyster and as it builds a layer around itself to protect its existent, a gorgeous pearl is created. Without this disturbance to a natural environment, potential can’t be released. Irritation must occur to give birth to something new in the earth.

pearls

It’s believed diamonds are formed in extreme conditions, buried deep under the surface, heated thousands of degrees, squeezed under the pressure of 725,000 pounds per square inch, and then brought to the surface to cool.

I sometimes feel a bit unsure during this process, as if my Heavenly Father is holding my hands as I walk forward like a toddler just gaining her mobility. Each day he tells me to take another step forward and the way opens before me as I go. And I discover new things about myself — strength, confidence, gifts I wouldn’t know I had otherwise. And I’m grateful for an opportunity to be used and transformed to His Glory and Honor. Without His touch, His guidance I am weak, silly and immature. I know one day I’ll look back on this time and see more clearly the work of His hands.

“My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.” James 1:2-4

crosspearls

Advertisements

Let’s Go 2013!

01 Tuesday Jan 2013

Posted by Tiffany Haney in Uncategorized

≈ 3 Comments

Tags

2012, 2013, boundaries, challenges, community, faith, growth, journey, New Year, opportunities, opportunity, outdoors, potential, purpose, resolutions, winter

I’m excited. Just bubbling over really. Maybe it’s because of the time off work that’s helped me refresh. Or the vision board I am almost finished creating. Perhaps the New Year’s Watch Night service at my church just reinvigorated me. But something is telling me there is something at work in 2013, something I could not have imagined this time last year or ever. This time last year was quite challenging but propelled me to where I am right now — writing and enjoying more and more of this journey called life.

I am not unaware of the challenges I currently face or of the ones I may contend with this year, but I know that God is on my side. New Year after New Year has passed and I guess I never really got what all the hoopla was about. Most people don’t keep resolutions and it’s just another year, right? But now I am discovering more of my purpose, relishing life and its opportunities. While relaxing into who I was created to be, I understand that each year has the potential to be branded with greatness, growth and fresh opportunities. In 2012 I saw the tide turning and doors opening to new avenues and pathways. These new landscapes left me surprised, thrilled and excitedly nervousness.

Living more and more in faith, shedding fear and boundaries! Here’s to 2013 and all that’s prepared for us this year.

_MG_8498

Recent Posts

  • America: Who We Really Are
  • Thoughts in the New Year
  • Valentine’s Day Edition: Love Song Playlist
  • Lift Up Your Head
  • We Can’t Ignore the Race Issue Anymore

Archives

  • December 2017
  • January 2016
  • February 2015
  • January 2015
  • December 2014
  • October 2014
  • September 2014
  • July 2014
  • June 2014
  • May 2014
  • April 2014
  • March 2014
  • February 2014
  • January 2014
  • November 2013
  • October 2013
  • September 2013
  • August 2013
  • July 2013
  • June 2013
  • May 2013
  • April 2013
  • March 2013
  • February 2013
  • January 2013
  • December 2012
  • November 2012
  • October 2012
  • September 2012
  • August 2012
  • July 2012
  • June 2012

Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 48 other followers

Tiffany’s Twitter Page

  • RT @NutmegRadio: Idris Elba is hosting the FIFA Football Awards and is wearing a waistcoat with pictures of Gareth Southgate wearing a wais… 4 months ago
  • RT @NAMICommunicate: Did you know that September is #SuicidePrevention Awareness Month? One conversation about mental illness and suicide c… 5 months ago
  • I entered Hallmark Channel’s Renovation Sweepstakes! Enter now for your chance to win a cash prize to renovate your… twitter.com/i/web/status/9… 11 months ago
  • 😂😂 twitter.com/senatorCK/stat… 12 months ago
  • Enter for a chance to win $5,000 to plan YOUR ultimate winter getaway! hallmarkchannel.com/winterfest/swe… 1 year ago

Categories

  • Uncategorized

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries RSS
  • Comments RSS
  • WordPress.com
Advertisements

Blog at WordPress.com.

Cancel
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy