We listened to an amazing sermon at church this morning that has gotten me thinking about all sorts of things- not necessarily new, but it was just so clear this morning I thought I'd randomly share some of it.
Do we value our comfort over our character? Would we rather have a comfortable life than be more like the person Jesus calls us to be?
If someone came up to you and gave you these 2 choices, which would you choose? :
1. 2012 will be an awesome year. You'll get a raise, things will go well at home, life will be good. But at the end of the year, you will be no closer to God and no closer to the person He has called you to be.
2. 2012 will bring some challenges. Life might be hard at times. There will be times when you don't understand what's happening or why. You will have struggles. But at the end of the year, you will be closer to God than ever before and you will look more like the person He has called you to be.
Which would you choose? Our comfort is so important to us- whether it's physical comfort (home, food, temperatures), social comfort (sticking with those people who you know and feel comfortable with), emotional comfort (not doing something that will bring you pain in any way), or mental comfort (not stretching ourselves to try something new or think in a different way about things).
I'm not saying this as a way to make people feel guilty- I LOVE my comfort zone!!! It's so much easier to stay there. But when I stay there, I know I'm not getting any closer to the woman God has called me to be. I had some big years of going on a mission trip to Kenya and adopting 2 boys from Ethiopia. Now I'm back in my comfort zone.
Praying about what this all means...... Thanks for reading!
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