I am challenged in my mind at this moment...about being comfortable. What do I mean, let me explain. I am a Jesus beleiving, follower...I have a relationship with my living God, Jesus Christ died for me, God rose him from the grave...HE IS ALIVE...He endured so much, pain, suffering, happiness, loneliness, frustration, love, faith, hope...the list goes on and on. He even experienced things that I will never experience in my lifetime. So what does this have to do with being comfortable??? I have been too comfortable...let's face it, God has given me so much, the fact that I live in the USA is a blessing alone. I live in a country where I can live life to the fullest if I so choose. I realize that because Jesus endured so much and ultimately gave up his life so I could live, I HAVE NO RIGHT TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THINGS THAT ARE DIFFICULT IN LIFE!!! Yet, time and time again I do. I am so challenged by this. But I am not sure how to move forward. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A STATUS QUO Christian. I also don't want to live my life "holier than thou". I want to be real. I want God to work in and through me. Sometimes I think that if I am comfortable I am not doing what I should be for God. I think that sometimes it should feel really uncomfortable and it should challenge the crap out of us. I don't believe the christian life is a walk in the park. I think it is a life of growing, stretching, changing...not just God changing us into his likeness BUT us affecting change.
As I sit here in my really nice house that God has blessed me with, there is food on the table, we are healthy, we have so much more than we deserve how easy is it to sit back and enjoy life...to be comfortable. Then, I remember children in Kenya, the children I have worked with in Russia, the children in Panama, the children right outside my door, in my city...the people in my city...how do I step out of my comfort zone and get into the un-comfortable zone? How do I become like Christ to them? WHy is it so difficult to give up my time to serve? Why have I allowed myself to become lazy in this area...one reason is because I am comfortable...
God's word says that he came to "...give life and give it MORE ABUNDANTLY...", to me that means living everyday to honor God and allow him to use me in every situation...I will be the first to admit that I fail at this...but I don't think it is too much to aspire and even strive to it...

Just a random thought...