Avoidance seems a safe bet for our problems. Yet, the true cost lies beneath the surface.
By avoiding discomfort, we unwittingly increase the very suffering we hope to escape.
Like a shadow that grows longer as the sun sets, avoidance stretches unresolved issues, presenting a larger gloom over our lives.
It’s a paradox where the less we face, the more we fear.
Each step taken away from our challenges is a step into a smaller world.
There is a great verse in the Bible that challenges us to, “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds…”
Here, if we avoid the trials, possibilities shrink, and personal growth stalls.
Should we count them as joy then the possibilities expand, and your growth accelerates.
The art lies in confronting trials head-on knowing the very thing we dread is the rep we need to grow.
Embracing this can transform avoidance from a burden into a pathway of resilience.