From our thoughts lately, mainly from my personal reading, and from the challenges our new church has faced, we have talked much about fear. Sometimes fear is wrapped in stuff that looks OK. It may be something that is the status quo or that keeps us in a rut like we talked about yesterday. That fear could even be the comfort that we find by being just who we are and nothing more.
Fear is not what God has given us. In fact the only healthy fear is the one that keeps us close to God. I have found in my life that fear often keeps me trapped in a place where God is at times not allowed to work. Think about it.
Proverbs 29:25 (nlt) --- Fearing people is a dangerous trap,but trusting the Lord means safety.
2 Timothy 1:7 (nlt) --- For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
God loves us so much, and His desire is for our best and for our success. Often that means challenges and adventure, but it also means leaving human fear and comfort behind.
1 John 4:18 (nlt) --- Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.
I found the following quote while reading Tony Morgan's blog. He is quoting a book titled E-Myth Revisited, and this thought will shake us.
"The curtain is your Comfort Zone. And your Comfort Zone has been the false mask you put on...because it was safe when your spirit was not. Your Comfort Zone has been the curtain you have placed in front of your face through which you view the world. Your Comfort Zone has been the tight little cozy planet on which you have lived, knowing all the places to hide because it's so small. Your Comfort Zone has seized you before and it can seize you again, when you're least prepared for it, because it knows what it means to you. Because it knows how much you want to be comfortable. Because it knows what price you are willing to pay for the comfort of being in control. The ultimate price, your life... Comfort overtakes us all when we're least prepared for it. Comfort makes cowards of us all."
May God give us the place and understanding that we don't need a comfort zone because of our desire for Him overcomes fear and lets us face challenge after challenge with faith like the world so desperately needs to see!
Fear is not what God has given us. In fact the only healthy fear is the one that keeps us close to God. I have found in my life that fear often keeps me trapped in a place where God is at times not allowed to work. Think about it.
Proverbs 29:25 (nlt) --- Fearing people is a dangerous trap,but trusting the Lord means safety.
2 Timothy 1:7 (nlt) --- For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline.
God loves us so much, and His desire is for our best and for our success. Often that means challenges and adventure, but it also means leaving human fear and comfort behind.
1 John 4:18 (nlt) --- Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love.
I found the following quote while reading Tony Morgan's blog. He is quoting a book titled E-Myth Revisited, and this thought will shake us.
"The curtain is your Comfort Zone. And your Comfort Zone has been the false mask you put on...because it was safe when your spirit was not. Your Comfort Zone has been the curtain you have placed in front of your face through which you view the world. Your Comfort Zone has been the tight little cozy planet on which you have lived, knowing all the places to hide because it's so small. Your Comfort Zone has seized you before and it can seize you again, when you're least prepared for it, because it knows what it means to you. Because it knows how much you want to be comfortable. Because it knows what price you are willing to pay for the comfort of being in control. The ultimate price, your life... Comfort overtakes us all when we're least prepared for it. Comfort makes cowards of us all."
May God give us the place and understanding that we don't need a comfort zone because of our desire for Him overcomes fear and lets us face challenge after challenge with faith like the world so desperately needs to see!
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