Comfort Zone

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. Mark 8:34‭-‬35 NIV

Keeping the status quo is a safe way to go. You know what you have and what you can do. Life is mostly predictable. There are little to no surprises. What you have you have and will always have. There is comfort and peace in it.

The problem with this way of thinking is that you never grow. Growing can hurt. It's unpredictable and has an element of risk. But unless you move forward you will never gain ground.

As Christians we must realize God has a bigger plan. It's not about us, so if we want to serve him as we should, we have to trust him and unlearn what we have learned. We can no longer play it safe. We must operate outside our comfort zone and be willing to take the risk that comes with it. It's then that we will have true fellowship with him and understand what eternity really means.

We don't need the skills, just the will. Step outside.