Mindset Monday: Addiction to Comfort

We all say we want growth… until it gets uncomfortable. We want peace, but we also want control. We want healing, but we don’t want to feel the sting of change.

If I’m honest, I like comfort. Most of us do. There’s a sense of safety in the predictable—even when the predictable isn’t working. But comfort can become its own quiet addiction. We start protecting it instead of pursuing growth.

The truth is, growth and comfort rarely travel together. Every time you choose honesty over avoidance, forgiveness over bitterness, or rest over hustle, you’re stepping outside your comfort zone. And that’s where transformation happens.

We grow on purpose—and purpose always requires discomfort.

So maybe the next time life feels stretching, we can stop assuming something’s wrong. Growth just isn’t supposed to feel cozy.

Try This

1. Notice your avoidance: When you feel that familiar urge to pull back, pause. Ask yourself, “Am I uncomfortable because it’s wrong—or because it’s new?”

2. Stretch in small ways: Do one simple thing this week that nudges you out of your comfort zone: initiate a hard conversation, set a boundary, pray out loud, or finally rest without guilt.

3. Reframe discomfort: When you catch yourself thinking, This is hard, shift it to, This is evidence that I’m growing.

Inviting God

“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance.” — James 1:2–4 (NIV)Ask God to help you see discomfort not as punishment but as preparation—to trust that even in the stretching, He’s shaping you into who you were meant to be.

Let’s Connect

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