Comfortable or mission minded?

Comfortable or mission minded?

 

I love love love my comfort zone. I do not like to get out of it

and I don't know many people that do.

Whether you're like me and hate all things that might be a little risky or

you might be a homebody and can't stand to travel

...you always miss out on something.

 

This last October, Lexus made me go to a haunted house. 

I HATE ALL THINGS SCARY.

and the craziest thing happened...I had fun.

Now, that doesn't mean I will ever go to anything like that EVER again.

The same thing applies with going somewhere new. You might miss out

on seeing more of the world God created and the majestic beauty of it all.

 

You cannot be the body of Christ and be surrounded by comfort at the same time.

When we strive for comfort above all else, we enter into a toxic place.

 It drains our desire to grow within Christ, it drains the excitement

of worshipping the Almighty, it drains all the passion from your heart. 

We no longer are concerned with growing the body of Christ, but making sure

it is comfortable.

 

You cannot be mission minded and comfortable at the same time.

 

"Christians must be extremely intentional with their thoughts and actions to avoid comfort. If not, you become resistant to change. You start making secondary issues primary. You begin to see the mission as catering to insiders rather than reaching outsiders."

 

Our job is not to constantly cater to insiders, but to reach to outsiders.

If we never step out of that cozy comfort zone, we will never fully

be able to spread the Gospel of Christ.

 

Maybe stepping out means just a small step that has to grow everyday or

it could mean going for a huge move that has been on your heart.

 

Jesus sure wasn't comfortable up on that glorious cross-

God's plans for us do not make sure it is scheduled when our calendar

says we're free or for when we decide that we're ready.

He is not on our time, we are on His.

 

You cannot be mission minded and comfortable at the same time.