21st Century Buzz Words often filter into our everyday lives
...and then the Challenge comes from the air waves, the shop floor, the CEO office and even the Pulpit:
"Get out of your comfort zone!" and you will find ????????
What ever it is that they say you are looking for, that thing you have always wanted.
And of course since they are the experts they must know what they are talking about. Right?
NOT ALWAYS!
Some of us think that reduction of anxiety and minimizing risk is something that happens when we are IN CONTROL ... others think that the reduction of anxiety and risk happens because we put things in HIS CONTROL.
Earth to brain: SORRY to inform you but we are still here ... not home yet!
Here is a truth to consider - Our faith's firmness is not measured by the reduction of anxiety or by increasing or decreasing the risk.
FAITH COMES BY HEARING ... HEARING BY THE WORD OF GOD ... FAITH IS THE SUBSTANCE OF THINGS HOPED FOR.
FAITH IS NOT MEASURED BUT GROWS BY HEARING THE WORD OF GOD AND BECOMES SUBSTANCE AS IT GROWS.
Why is it that the motivation to get out of the comfort zone always seems to carry fear of being forsaken? If we don't do this or if we do this we could be forsaken...maybe even forsaken by God.
Romans 9:29 - And as Esaias said before Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.(Isaiah 1:9 - Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.)
Matthew 27:46 - And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying , Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
Hebrews 13:5 - Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have : for he hath said , I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
"LEFT" Romans 9:29, Isaiah 1:9
(Prophesy of Jesus being forsaken, for us)
"LEFT" Romans 9:29, Isaiah 1:9
(Prophesy of Jesus being forsaken, for us)
"FORSAKEN" Matt.27:46
(Jesus crying out, forsaken, for us)
"FORSAKE" Hebrews 13:5
(Promise to His, to us ..never forsaken).
Give your faith a break from fear of being forsaken ...Hear the fact that Jesus was forsaken for you, and He will not forsake you. Get out your comfort zone ???? Not totally sure what they're wanting me to do but maybe I need to get out of my "fear" zone.
HE hath said -- I will never leave you, nor forsake you.
HLFA,
Jeff
(Jesus crying out, forsaken, for us)
"FORSAKE" Hebrews 13:5
(Promise to His, to us ..never forsaken).
Give your faith a break from fear of being forsaken ...Hear the fact that Jesus was forsaken for you, and He will not forsake you. Get out your comfort zone ???? Not totally sure what they're wanting me to do but maybe I need to get out of my "fear" zone.
HE hath said -- I will never leave you, nor forsake you.
HLFA,
Jeff