TheLokey

I’ll admit, this post was hard to do without some serious self-evaluation.

Let me make sure I’m clear on what I’m talking about.  There’s a difference between contentment and comfort.  While sitting in jail, Paul said he as content, but he NEVER said anything about being comfortable.  I’ve been wrestling with this post ever since the last one because I knew I’d already put it out there and now I HAD to do the part 2.

The best way I know how to describe the way God couldn’t care less about our comfort is through the very words of Christ.

“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”" (Mathew 16:24)

Ouch!  I’ve read that verse countless times, and every time it never gets any easier.

I’ve fallen in love with the Gospels all over again.  Our pastor is doing a series through the book of Mark, our staff is walking through John, and I’ve been teaching out of Luke 15.  It’s just been a lot of learning and teaching through Jesus’ teachings and words.  The more I read them and understand that when Jesus said the things He said, they were EXTREMELY offensive and completely UNCOMFORTABLE.  Uncomfortable to the religious people, but to the lost and far from God, His words brought hope, mercy, and ultimately forgiveness.

So my prayer is that I’ll stop playing things safe and seeking the easy way that is the most comfortable.  I hope you do the same.