I am, all too often. But God doesn’t call us to be comfortable. He calls us to step out of our comfort zone and follow HIM. No matter what.
Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. (Matthew 16:24)
It’s scary sometimes to think “Where will I go?”, “What will I eat?”, “What kind of house would I live in?”, “What would I have to give up or do without?”, “What will THEY think?”.
God’s word tells us not to be anxious about these things. To let HIM be our PROVIDER! One of my favorite group of verses is Matthew 6:25-37 (click to read) where He reminds us that we do not need to worry.
What is God calling you to do? Something that seems impossible? Something that seems HUGE to you and way out of your comfort zone? Something that makes you think “No way! That’s crazy!” No matter how big it seems to you, it is small in the hands of God. He’s got it covered!
I wonder how Noah felt when he was told to build a huge ark…especially considering it had never rained before.
What about Gideon when his army got cut down from 32,000 to 300?
Or Joshua, who was told to use marching, trumpets, and yelling to knock down the Jericho walls?
Think about little David, a young teenager, who was called by God to kill a GIANT with just a stone and a slingshot?
Or Mary, a young unmarried teenager, whom God called to carry and give birth to our Savior, Jesus Christ.
God calls us to do uncomfortable things! Things that require us to depend totally on HIM for our strength, courage, provisions.
WHY?
Because HE did big things for us!! His only Son came to earth, suffered and died for our sins! He was born in a stable and placed in an animal’s feeding trough for his bed. He never lived in a palace, or even had his own home. He didn’t travel around in the fanciest of chariots. He was uncomfortable…for US!
You can do it for Him!