7 Things I No Longer Accept Just Because It’s Normal

Dear friend,

There are some things I used to just live with. Not because they were good, or right, or fruitful — but because they were 'normal'. And when something is normal long enough, it starts to feel like truth.

For years, I didn’t question the constant exhaustion. I didn’t question the plastic food, the pace, the guilt, the noise. I thought everyone lived that way — strung out, tired, lonely, and quietly ashamed of longing for more. This was never ever what my soul craved, but I thought I was the problem. The world just didn't work that way.

Somewhere along the way, climbing out of the pit I fell into, the Lord began peeling back the layers. I started to see that the world had called things “normal” that God never called good. And that realization became a doorway to healing.

So here are 7 things I no longer accept just because they’re common — and why you don’t have to either:

1. Rushing as a lifestyle

There was a season when I thought being constantly overwhelmed was just what adulthood looked like. But it wasn’t just busyness — it was avoidance. I was running from stillness because I was afraid of what I’d find there.

The truth? God doesn’t rush, yet He is always on time. He moves at the speed of love, and rest is not selfish — it’s sacred.

2. Plastic food as daily fuel

I used to eat what was I thought was healthy and also convenient — and it showed- more and more as time went on. In my skin. In my hormones. In my energy. In everything. In my soul.

I didn’t know that nourishment could be an act of worship. I didn’t know that making a homecooked meal with love was a way of saying thank You for this life. I didn't realize that the rules were upside down.

Now I believe that food is one of the most overlooked tools of healing. And that we honor God when we care for the body He gave us.

3. Sterile or performative spirituality

There were years I sat in church, smiling and still felt disconnected from the true character of God.

But God isn’t looking for performance. He’s looking for surrender. He’s not impressed by perfection — He wants children who come close. Who cry out. Who rest in Him.

4. Constant noise as the default background

Silence used to feel awkward. I filled every gap with podcasts, music, reels — anything but stillness. Because stillness felt like facing things (because it is lol).

But I’ve learned that silence is often where we’re finally quiet enough to hear Him. Most of the best ideas I have ever had came in the silence. If you’re always hearing from everyone else, you might be missing the only Voice that truly matters.

5. Serious dysregulation as inevitable and incurable

There was a time when I thought anxiety, insomnia, gut issues, and hormone chaos were just how it is now. “Everyone’s stressed,” I told myself. “This is just the world we live in.”

But friend, your body is not the enemy. And healing is not just for other people. God gave us tools: truth, nourishment, nervous system safety, spiritual wisdom, real rest.

You don’t have to live in survival mode forever.

6. Rushing as the default pace

I used to feel guilty for slowing down. But I’ve realized that most things worth doing — healing, connection, discernment, obedience — can’t be microwaved.

God’s not trying to squeeze your fruit out of you.He’s growing something in you. And that takes time.

7. Feeling guilty for God’s goodness

Maybe this one hits deepest. There were moments when I’d feel a wave of peace, or joy, or abundance… and then immediately feel bad for it. As if God doesn't want us to just shut up and be grateful. As if I should shrink my joy and thanksgiving because the world is broken. We are to weep AND rejoice with others. There are seasons for everything, but no where in the bible are we encouraged to feel guilty for the goodness and mercy of God following us all the days of our life.

He doesn’t bless you so you can feel like poo about it — He blesses you so you can reflect Him and serve others. And you don’t have to apologize for being restored.

🌿 A Healing Lifestyle Is Possible

Maybe this list touched something in you — a quiet place you’ve been ignoring.Maybe, like me, you’ve been living in rhythms that were never meant to sustain you.If so… I want to invite you to gently begin again.

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Verse to carry with you:"Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths… walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” — Jeremiah 6:16