Getting What You Deserve: A Challenge to Find the Truth

There’s a darkness that lingers in the phrase, “One day, you’ll get what you deserve.” It hangs in the background, sometimes a faint echo, sometimes a heavy weight. It’s the promise, or is it the threat, that all those transgressions, the things you can’t undo, will eventually come back for you.

Isn’t that the original doom scrolling? Long before the feeds, we’ve been mentally scrolling through the “mistakes” and choices we made, wondering when the payment is due. Wondering if each one has been tallied up somewhere, in some cosmic ledger, just waiting for the moment we’ll get what we “deserve.” It’s a kind of punishment we often give ourselves, replaying the past, expecting that we’ll someday be asked to pay up.

But what if the idea of “deserve” is the lie? What if “getting what you deserve” isn’t some reckoning waiting for you in the shadows, but something else entirely?

It’s like the difference between “the truth will be exposed” and “the truth will be revealed.” The exact same thing, but worlds apart. We imagine exposure as a threat, as though something dark will come to light. But revelation? That’s a gift, an unveiling, a chance to see things as they are. What if “getting what you deserve” is like that? Not an exposure of your flaws, but a revelation of your strength and of your inherent goodness?

Because here’s the thing: the truth is always there. It’s only our perception that changes. We can fear the moment it comes into view, or we can welcome it, knowing that what we’re really exposing is a deeper understanding of who we are. Deserve isn’t about punishment, it’s about discovery. It’s about uncovering the things we’ve buried beneath fear, guilt, or shame, and finally letting them see the light.

So maybe “getting what you deserve” isn’t the threat it once felt like. Maybe it’s about letting go of the narratives that keep us in fear, the ones that have us bracing for impact. Maybe, instead, it’s time to let truth reveal itself as the catalyst for freedom. To take all those moments we’ve tucked away, those things we thought we’d pay for, and realize they were never about punishment. They were about growth.

And in that light, deserve takes on a whole new meaning. It’s the freedom to claim our stories without being defined by them. It’s the moment we choose to live in the fullness of our truth, not weighed down by the past, but strengthened by it. So let the truth be revealed, not as a threat, but as a promise of the life we’re ready to step into. The life that, truly, we’ve always deserved.

Which brings us to the point. The point where we have to face the real discomfort. What do you deserve? Not for the mistakes. Not for the things you don’t even know why you keep doing. What do you deserve for your goodness? Your inherent goodness that is undeniable. This is where the work is. Buried beneath the lies is this very question and the answer is bigger than you can imagine. The answer to this question has the potential to make you question everything.

Few people will have the courage to ask. Fewer will have the courage to find the answers.

What do you deserve? I dare you, no, I double dog dare you, to find the answers. Your entire life will change when you find the promises buried in what you truly deserve.