[Crisis & Awakening - X]
Of all the lessons I learned in my childhood, the one that was consistently reiterated at school, home, and on the sports field went something like this:
If you put in the work, you can succeed.
-or-
With enough effort, your goals are possible.
This lesson is predicated on the belief that we are in *control*…
…of our development, training, and growth;…of our achievements, success, and future;…of our wellbeing, health, and happiness.
An inner awakening, a soulful renewal, a spiritual revival displays itself in a different fashion. My observation is that when someone has entered a season of renewal they have an increased tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen. In other words, deeper health is comfortable being out of control—or, at least, letting go of control—and holding gently unforeseen outcomes.
Perhaps, unlike what I learned, I'm not in control. (There’s a lot to learn in my response to that statement.)
