Comfortable as a duck in a row

Comfort is something everyone craves.

• comfort food,
• comfortable beds,
• the comfort of a close friend....

Then there's the feeling of being uncomfortable.

• uncomfortable within a situation,
• the feeling of sleeping on the floor, 
• the sound of an empty stomach.... 

So is comfort something that we NEED?

 
Back in Cali, I was comfortable. I had my weekly, daily, and hourly routine managed to a tee. My ducks were in a row, and no one could maneuver them but me. And of course there were baby ducklings added on every once in a while, and soon the little ones grew and matured- and then so did my schedule. Little commitments began to multiply and overwhelm my already packed life. But my ducks couldn't be drowned. I was stuck in the horror of being comfortable.

It's frustrating when we feel like we NEED to be comfortable, and then we don't allow God to move in our lives. We put ourselves in a place to comfort ourselves, rather than having faith to allow the Comforter to comfort us. 

 

When I think of comfort, or lack there of, it reminds me of the Apostle Paul. His life changed when he committed his life to Christ. It wasn't just a subtle change, he was put in prison for preaching about Jesus Christ. He wrote letters while he was in chains. It didn't matter to him if he was comfortable or not. He continued to preach the Gospel. He turned his situation into a blessing for the hurting and the lost. Sometimes we feel that our pain is not fair, we don't understand why horrible things happen to us. To be a light in such a dark situation, it takes a faith in a God that has all the comfort in the world.

 

So if Paul can love and be a light from inside prison walls, why can't I do it on an everyday basis? It took me a move across the country to get out of my comfort zone, what will it take for you to get out of yours and start being an intentional light to those around you?

 

{1 John 2:15-17}

Do not love this world nor the things it offers you,

for when you love the world, you do not have the

love of the Father in you. For the world offers

only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for

everything we see, and pride in our achievements

and possessions. These are not from the Father,

but are from this world. And this world is fading

away, along with everything that people crave. But

anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.

 

Get out of your comfort zone,

and allow the Comforter to work within.