{"id":227732,"date":"2023-07-25T12:25:11","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:25:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liveoriginal.com\/?p=227732"},"modified":"2024-08-14T12:35:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-14T16:35:02","slug":"finding-freedom-from-whats-holding-you-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liveoriginal.com\/finding-freedom-from-whats-holding-you-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Freedom from What\u2019s Holding You Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever found yourself in a place where you didn\u2019t think it was possible for you to get any more confused? It makes you feel stuck, doesn\u2019t it? You just want to show up where God has placed you, but it\u2019s so hard to find freedom from the very thing that\u2019s holding you back.<\/p>\n

Maybe you find yourself here today because of that breakup you thought you\u2019d be over by now, but when you\u2019re honest with yourself you aren\u2019t. Or maybe you feel confused because you feel like God is calling you somewhere else, but nothing else is working out. Or maybe you feel stuck because you\u2019re in living in what you thought was your dream only to find out it was nothing like you pictured and you aren\u2019t sure what to do next. The list could go on and on, but please know you\u2019re in good company.<\/p>\n

It’s time to spill the tea! Just when I thought I had reached the peak of my confusion, it got worse. What in the world was going on? What was God up to?<\/p>\n

The door that I thought I had a shoo-in slammed right in my face. The more I replayed it all in my head the more confusing it felt.<\/p>\n

I had asked Him to slam the door shut on the opportunity if He had other plans for me, but why did the slamming sting so much?<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t happen. I didn\u2019t get the job.<\/p>\n

I never pictured my career at this company ending that way. I had been there five years and gone all in. We moved here for this company. Why did I have to leave? Why was there likely going to have to be a financial sacrifice involved? What in the world did He have for me next?<\/p>\n

Just to paint the picture, all of this went down while I was on maternity leave with my daughter Remi. I had no idea what was next and you know the anxiety and fear that comes with this, don\u2019t you friend?<\/p>\n

The only thing clear to me was that He wasn\u2019t calling me back to the place I was in. This stung more than I thought it would. I didn\u2019t realize how much of my identity was wrapped up in this job \u2013 this was just what I had always done post-grad and it became a part of who I was to others.<\/p>\n

I started freaking out. I don\u2019t know about you, but when I freak out\u2026 I start striving. I start craving control. For a few weeks, this is what I did. I thought of everything from opening up my own business to trying to book speaking engagements. The more I pushed, the more I felt like I was up against a huge brick wall.<\/p>\n

After weeks of doing this, I decided I just needed to trust God\u2026 not just say I trusted Him, but truly trust Him. I called my husband and told him that I didn\u2019t feel called back to the job I was in. Since that was the only thing I knew, surrendering that over to God had to be the first step.<\/p>\n

The second step was to stop striving. When God plans to open a door, you can\u2019t stop Him or His timing. That afternoon I told myself that God not only knew where to find me when He was calling me to somewhere next, He had placed me in this very spot. The rest of this story blows my mind.<\/p>\n

The next day I checked my e-mail and had an e-mail from someone who I had connected with three years prior at a company that was literally my dream place to work. This person was coming into town in a few weeks (which was very random) and wanted to connect. The rest is history now.<\/p>\n

Isn\u2019t it just like Him to open a door that was three years in the making and create an opportunity that in the past I was told wasn\u2019t possible?<\/p>\n

It would take days to tell you everything God did and all of the ways He showed up. Seamless interview logistics is just one example. It is wild, but my last interview needed to be in the city where this organization is. Prior to ever even going through the interview process, Will and I had already planned to be in this city on that day for personal reasons.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t know where you are today, but I do know that God is in the details. Someday you\u2019ll look back on this season and say:<\/p>\n

What felt like a rejection was God\u2019s redirection.<\/p>\n

When God felt silent, He was not only listening… He was making a way that felt impossible.<\/p>\n

If I hadn\u2019t gone through that, I wouldn\u2019t be ready for this.<\/p>\n

What felt like a delay was actually His perfect timing.<\/p>\n

From someone on the other side of this, if you don\u2019t know where to start, try out the two steps:<\/p>\n