I was sitting down today, just scrolling through Netflix, about to watch The Six Triple Eight, when a deep question hit me:
If everything in life were perfect, would I still serve God?
Would you?
Would I still fall to my knees in prayer if there were no problems to press me down?
Would I still run to the altar if my heart was never broken?
Would I still cry out for healing if nothing was ever sick?
And the truth is, probably not.
As I sat with that question, I realized something powerful: the imperfections of life the hard moments, the silent seasons, the heartbreaks, and the unanswered prayers are the very things that keep us connected to the presence of God. They don’t push us away… they actually pull us closer.
Without the struggle, many of us wouldn’t see the need for the Savior.
Without the pain, we wouldn’t seek the Healer.
Without the lack, we wouldn’t look for Jehovah Jireh.
Without the confusion, we wouldn’t cry out for wisdom.
🕊️ Exposed to Be Healed
Just a few minutes after that, I had another moment of revelation. I felt the Lord whisper to me:
“Certain things in you are being exposed not to hurt you, but to help you.”
Whew. That hit deep.
Because I often feel like there’s always something going on in my life. It’s like I’m never fully at rest. Never fully settled. And I began to wonder: Why, Lord? Why does it always feel like this?
But now I understand that constant pressure is purposed.
Sometimes God allows you to feel unsettled not because He’s punishing you, but because He’s revealing you.
He’s exposing what’s still wounded.
He’s uncovering what still needs to be laid on the altar.
And He does it because He loves you too much to leave you stuck in cycles that don’t serve your destiny.
🔥 If Everything Were Perfect…
…maybe we’d stop praying.
…maybe we’d forget who carried us through the fire.
…maybe we’d start to rely on ourselves more than the Savior.
God knows what it takes to keep us close to Him. Not because He wants to watch us struggle, but because He wants us whole spiritually, emotionally, and eternally.
So no, I don’t glorify pain or pressure. But I do recognize what it’s doing in me.
It’s drawing me deeper. It’s exposing what needs healing.
It’s reminding me every single day: I need God. Not just in the bad times. But all the time.
💭 Ask yourself:
If everything were perfect… would you still run to the feet of Jesus?
Or would you slowly forget who brought you through every imperfect moment?
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