Obedience Will Make You Uncomfortable, And That’s the Point

Obedience to God isn’t always loud. Sometimes it doesn’t come with fireworks, instant provision, or a clear five-year plan. Sometimes obedience feels like movement without permanence, like being told to go, but not yet told where to stay.

Lately, I’ve been realizing that my life looks a lot like that right now.

God has been teaching me that when He says move, you move. Not because it makes sense. Not because it’s comfortable. But because staying will eventually become unbearable. Disobedience doesn’t always show up as rebellion, it often shows up as delay. And delay breeds discomfort.

There’s a moment when God will begin to make a place, a position, or a season feel tight. What once felt safe starts to feel restrictive. What once felt manageable starts to drain you. And that’s not punishment, it’s direction.

I’m learning that I’m in a season where I’m not meant to settle yet.

Instead, I’m meant to go… and wait.

Assignment Seasons Aren’t About the Pay

Recently, I took a job at a gym making $11.50 an hour. On paper, it doesn’t look impressive. It doesn’t match my experience, my calling, or what I know I’m capable of. But this season was never about the money.

It was an assignment.

God did a work in me there, and He’s still doing it. He taught me humility. Patience. Presence. How to serve without being seen. How to show up fully even when the role doesn’t reflect the full version of who you are.

Sometimes God will place you somewhere not to elevate you publicly, but to heal you privately.

And I stayed. I showed up. I was obedient.

But here’s the thing about obedience: when the assignment is complete, God does not confuse you about it.

When It’s Time to Go, God Makes It Clear

I didn’t have to force clarity.I didn’t have to pray for weeks asking, “Is it time?”I didn’t have to wrestle internally.

When it was time to move, God provided clarity fast.

That’s how I knew this season was shifting.

I’ve learned that when God is done with a place, He won’t let you get comfortable again. He’ll close doors. He’ll remove peace. He’ll speed up your discernment. What once felt tolerable suddenly feels heavy, and you know it’s time.

Right now, God is moving me again.

I can’t say where just yet. I can’t explain the full picture yet.

But I can say this: I’m being obedient.

Obedience Before Settlement

I’m starting to understand that this part of my journey isn’t about planting roots, it’s about trusting steps.

Go here.Serve there.Learn this.Let go of that.Wait.Move again.

And one day, He’ll say, “Now settle.”

Until then, obedience is my yes, even when it’s inconvenient, unclear, or uncomfortable.

Because every time I’ve stayed longer than God intended, life got harder.And every time I moved when He told me to, provision followed.

Not always immediately.Not always how I expected.

But it always followed.

If you’re feeling uncomfortable where you are, if the peace has shifted, if the joy is fading, if the door feels heavy to open,

it may not be burnout.

It may be instruction.

And obedience, even when it doesn’t make sense, will always lead you exactly where you’re supposed to be.