Don't Get Too Comfy

All of us like to be comfortable and there are not too many folks I have met that love to suffer or be uncomfortable. Those who like to suffer are not quite right. People like to be comfy at home, school, work and every place else. People who go to church want to be comfortable as well. The church we visit on our trips to Charlotte North Carolina has a great pastor. He told the folks that if they came to the church to be comfortable they came to the wrong church. He said he wasn't there to make them comfortable but to make them feel conviction. God never promised that as believers we would feel comfy but we would endure hardships and trials. So I always wonder why people are so concerned about their comfort. Jesus sure wasn't.

I am reminded that when Jesus came to this world that he did not come to be served but to serve. He was always doing things for other people and never worried about what he was getting from them. He never lived in a comfortable home or stay in the Ritz Carlton or Holiday Inn when he traveled. He lived a simple life without the comforts the religious leaders enjoyed. He never complained or griped to his heavenly Father because he was uncomfortable. His focus was on doing the work that God had ordained for him to do. He walked everywhere he went and never had the luxury of a carriage or a horse to get from place to place. We often complain when the AC doesn't work in church or if the heat is too high. We don't want to be asked to do anything that might take us out of our comfort zone. The problem is God wants us out of that comfort zone and for us to allow him to use us to fulfill his plans for our lives. Ask a missionary that goes to some foreign nation to live and minister to some newly discovered tribe. They learn to depend on God for everything they need. Heidie and I were asked to go minister to innner city children. Talk about getting out of a comfort zone! We grew to love the kids even with all their problems. If we didn't step out of our comfort zone, we would have missed out on so many blessings because we didn't speak in the lives of these kids. One day we will see the fruits for our willingness to get uncomfortable and see lives we touched.

We here in the United States are blessed with many comforts that most people in the world don't enjoy. We need to be thankful for what we enjoy but we need to remember we are blessed to be able to bless others! It's time to get out of our comfort zones and let God challenge us and our faith. Let's change our world!