I’m 11 weeks pregnant as of a couple days ago and my body is slowly starting to show. My mind constantly forgets that my body is changing and I’m being constantly reminded that I need to slow down and not try to move so quickly. The things that I used to be able to do fluidly take a little more time, and I’m reminded of that daily. Until I can actually see the belly, I constantly forget that it’s there. Can’t get comfortable enough to sleep well, can’t eat the things that once satisfied me and now I have a craving for things that I wouldn’t normally eat. My clothes don’t fit, I’m tired and my emotions are beyond my control. Everyday I’m reminded that everything in me is changing, whether I see it or not. I’m evolving everyday, even though my body looks the same. And because I don’t see it, I forget that it’s happening. That is, until my body reminds me.
And it reminds me of how it is when the Lord gives you something. Your flesh (mind) pays attention but kinda doesn’t. Especially when you can’t see what the Lord is saying. So your flesh forgets and has to be reminded, and your spirit is there to remind you every time. It makes you uncomfortable with the things that used to be comforting and make you crave different and more. But as time goes on and you start to see what God is saying and you see yourself evolving and changing to prepare for what’s to come.
