Don't get comfortable!

Comfortable looks and feels like a lot of different things. It can be as simple as kicking your shoes off when you get home from school or work, or maybe watching a television show and hanging out in your pajamas. When we hear the words comfortable most of us will smile knowing it means we can just veg out, with no worries and not think about anything other than just being comfortable. It's the reason we have "comfortable" clothes that we wear, we stay in "comfortable" hotels with "comfortable" beds, in our "comfortable" little towns, that we drive around in with our "comfortable" cars, and we feel good when we feel "comfortable."

Well, I like comfortable just as much as the next person. However, my faith calls me to be uncomfortable all the time! It calls me to step out of my comfort zone, into the realm of the unknown. But, what in the world does that mean? It means we go beyond what makes us feel good and sometimes it means embracing those awkward moments that make us feel uncomfortable. It means forging through those moments you are squirming around in your chair wishing there was an easier way to deal with something that just has to be talked about.

This thought crossed my mind the other day when I was at a mini staff meeting. We talked about a lot of things that would typically make someone feel uncomfortable, forging through misconceptions and misunderstandings so that we could all ultimately grow in our faith and continue to lead the community we minister to, with God in control of course. God being in control however, often times makes us feel really uncomfortable. We like to feel like we are in control of anything so that we don't feel too uncomfortable. But, the truth of the matter is that we control nothing. It is at moments we not only realize this, but get comfortable with being uncomfortable that we grow the most, and in essence become the most! Let us continue to forge ahead through every moment that takes us into the realm of the unknown...behold the mystery of our faith, and of this world and the light and love bestowed upon us. Don't get comfortable; today, take the step.