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January 29 Being Present Even When It’s Uncomfortable | Devotions for Deconstructing

Today we’re talking about being present—even when it’s uncomfortable. Being present with life. Being present with yourself. And being present with others, even when it challenges what you think you know. I’m a certified hypnotherapist who supports people healing from religious trauma and rebuilding a relationship with themselves. You can book a free consultation call here: https://CandidCoachingCo.com Want to support our work? https://buymeacoffee.com/danandcan Today's devotional starts:    • January 29 Being Present Even When It’s Un...   In The Book of Awakening, the focus is on how the fullness of life comes from authenticity—both in our love of life itself and in our love for one another. What robs us of that fullness is living “halfway”: wishing we were somewhere else, with someone else, or in a different version of our lives. Being half-anywhere is the beginning of loneliness. Presence—whether alone with yourself or deeply engaged with another—is what allows life to teach you, shape you, and reveal what’s actually real in this moment. In Jesus Calling, the invitation is to focus your thoughts on God’s peace, bringing every thought captive and redirecting your mind toward Jesus. While this can feel comforting, it often becomes a form of spiritual bypassing—especially for those struggling with anxiety or fear. Telling someone to “just focus on Jesus” can unintentionally deepen distress, disconnect them from their own inner wisdom, and shut down honest conversations. Presence becomes narrowly defined as mental focus on a belief rather than embodied awareness of what’s actually happening in the here and now. In My Utmost for His Highest, the emphasis is on being present in your circumstances because that’s where God speaks—but Oswald Chambers frames this as God dismantling your confidence in your own convictions. While it is healthy to question beliefs shaped by culture, fear, or conditioning, this teaching often pushes people away from intuition, discernment, and thoughtful decision-making. Instead of learning how to listen inwardly, people are trained to distrust themselves and outsource meaning to signs, verses, or authority figures—creating confusion, anxiety, and paralysis. What I’m inviting you into today is a different kind of presence. Presence that allows you to sit with discomfort without escaping it. Presence that helps you question old programming without shame. Presence that lets you be fully with yourself and fully with others. When you live from presence—rather than fear, certainty, or control—you start to see life differently. You listen differently. You choose differently. And you begin to break cycles of separation, judgment, and loneliness. Be here. With your body. With your breath. With the people in front of you. That’s where clarity lives. #DevotionsForDeconstructing #DeconstructionJourney #BeingPresent #MindfulLiving #SpiritualDeconstruction #NervousSystemHealing #ReligiousTraumaRecovery #AuthenticLiving #InnerWork #CandidCoaching