Stepping out of your “Comfort Zone”
Have you ever been so warm in your bed in the morning that you never want to get out? Talk about a “comfort zone.” Now, say you had to get out for something good…like a great smelling breakfast wafting through the doors. That would be some incentive. But say what awaited you wasn’t so pleasant: something mundane like laundry or cleaning. But what’s worse, say what awaited you was something tortuous: like running into a fire or jumping into an ice-cold pool. Wouldn’t be so alluring to get out of your warm, comfortable bed, would it?
Now you have a small glimpse of what Jesus did for you. The Bible says that He was seated in heaven with God, His Father, with every heavenly luxury. He enjoyed a perfect and intimate relationship with God; all the angels bowed at His command; and He lived in Paradise. But Jesus chose to come down to Earth: dirty, sinful, painful Earth, filled with messed-up humans and limitations. He chose to leave glorious Heaven and come to messed-up Earth because He so deeply loved everyone who had gone astray. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that He sent His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish.” Jesus sacrificed His own comfort so that we could have our sins paid for.
What is on the other side of your comfort zone? Is it the person at the store who needs some encouragement? Is it the lonely girl in your class who no one wants to talk to? Maybe it’s the needy people around the world who could benefit from the sacrifice of your finances. It could be anything or anyone; but one thing is sure: there is someone who could benefit from you stepping out of your comfort zone. My life was radically changed because a girl in my Spanish class was willing to go to a college she didn’t want to but felt God call her to. And she reached out to a girl who had tons of problems and wasn’t always appreciative. But because she sacrificed her comfort, my life has been forever changed.
Have you ever been so warm in your bed in the morning that you never want to get out? Talk about a “comfort zone.” Now, say you had to get out for something good…like a great smelling breakfast wafting through the doors. That would be some incentive. But say what awaited you wasn’t so pleasant: something mundane like laundry or cleaning. But what’s worse, say what awaited you was something tortuous: like running into a fire or jumping into an ice-cold pool. Wouldn’t be so alluring to get out of your warm, comfortable bed, would it?
Now you have a small glimpse of what Jesus did for you. The Bible says that He was seated in heaven with God, His Father, with every heavenly luxury. He enjoyed a perfect and intimate relationship with God; all the angels bowed at His command; and He lived in Paradise. But Jesus chose to come down to Earth: dirty, sinful, painful Earth, filled with messed-up humans and limitations. He chose to leave glorious Heaven and come to messed-up Earth because He so deeply loved everyone who had gone astray. John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world, that He sent His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish.” Jesus sacrificed His own comfort so that we could have our sins paid for.
What is on the other side of your comfort zone? Is it the person at the store who needs some encouragement? Is it the lonely girl in your class who no one wants to talk to? Maybe it’s the needy people around the world who could benefit from the sacrifice of your finances. It could be anything or anyone; but one thing is sure: there is someone who could benefit from you stepping out of your comfort zone. My life was radically changed because a girl in my Spanish class was willing to go to a college she didn’t want to but felt God call her to. And she reached out to a girl who had tons of problems and wasn’t always appreciative. But because she sacrificed her comfort, my life has been forever changed.
Who could you help by stepping outside of your comfort zone?It’s not easy to spend our time, energy, or words when it feels uncomfortable or inconvenient. But someone’s entire life could be bettered by it. Let us know how you are stepping out of your comfort zone or how you have been helped by someone else.
So, this week, let us pray and ask God to
- Help us go outside of our “comfort zone” to reach out to someone else in Christ’s love
- Help us to be more like Jesus Christ
- Protect the staff and volunteers at Global Media Outreach and help us reach more people for Jesus Christ
THANK YOU so much for your prayers. We would love to pray for you! You can just hit “reply” to this newsletter and send us any prayer requests. We also have Christian volunteers who can answer questions.
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