Disruption Isn’t Punishment…It’s Redirection

The Shift

Let’s be clear…
If your life feels off right now, it doesn’t mean you failed.

It means something is shifting.

I used to think disruption showed up when I messed up.
When I missed a sign.
When I didn’t pray hard enough.
When I didn’t move fast enough.

Turns out, disruption isn’t a slap on the wrist.
It’s often an interruption on purpose.

And if we’re being honest…
Most of us don’t stop running until something forces us to sit down.

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When life doesn’t look like the plan

Disruption doesn’t usually come with instructions.
It just shows up…uninvited…and starts moving furniture.

The job feels heavy.
The relationship feels different.
The passion you once had feels distant.
The motivation? Missing in action.

And everyone keeps saying, “You got this.”

Sure.
But at what cost?

We don’t talk enough about how exhausting it is to hold it together while quietly falling apart.

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What if this isn’t happening to you?

Here’s the uncomfortable thought I had to sit with:

What if this isn’t punishment…
What if it’s redirection?

What if the delay is protection?

What if the discomfort is information?

What if God isn’t removing you…He’s repositioning you?

Sometimes what we call disruption is really an invitation to stop forcing what no longer fits.

And baby…forcing things is exhausting.

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The lie we tell ourselves

We’ve been taught that stillness equals laziness.
That slowing down means we’re falling behind.
That if we pause, everything will fall apart.

So we push.
We overwork.
We override our intuition.
We call burnout “discipline.”

And then we’re confused when our spirit starts fighting back.

Your body knows when something is misaligned long before your mind is ready to admit it.

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Learning to listen instead of resist

I won’t pretend I welcomed disruption with open arms.
I argued.
I questioned.
I tried to hustle my way back into comfort.

But clarity didn’t come when I allowing myself to sit.

Not quit.
Not give up.
Just sit long enough to hear what I had been ignoring.

That’s where direction started to show up.

Not loud.
Not rushed.
Just steady.

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This season may not be about doing more

It might be about releasing more.

Releasing the need to prove.
Releasing the pressure to perform.
Releasing versions of yourself that were built for survival, not peace.

You don’t need to rush this season.
You don’t need to explain it to anyone.
You don’t need to have it all figured out yet.

You’re not stuck.
You’re being guided.

Even when it doesn’t feel like it.

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A quiet reminder

Disruption doesn’t mean you’re behind.
It means you’re being rerouted.

And sometimes the longest routes lead to the safest destinations.

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Reflection Prompt (optional):
What feels misaligned in your life right now…and what would happen if you stopped fighting it?