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WELCOME TO GOD FOCUS THIS MORNING

THE TITLE FOR TODAY’S EPISODE:  GOODBYE COMFORT ZONE

     All too often God speaks to us, and we do not want to do what he tells us to do.  Our flesh is uncomfortable doing certain things.  We need to push ourselves to be obedient. If we can just push ourselves to step outside the norm, God is waiting to give us new experiences.  Each new experience in Christ will prepare us to take the next step. 

     There were twelve disciples in a boat. The ship was comfortable, with little chance of drowning.  They were content going on their way.  Then they saw Jesus, walking on the water. When he bid Peter to step out and walk on the water, he did it.  Most people give him a hard time today.  They say, “Peter sank, when he took his eyes off of Jesus.”  This is true, but Jesus proved to him, that he would take care of him if he would just be obedient. 

     This was a serious lesson for Peter and the rest of them.  If Peter had stayed in the boat, he would have never experienced walking on water.  He would not have developed the deep faith that he would need to see him through his life.

     These twelve men were going to carry the greatest news ever known to man.  They would be feared, ridiculed, imprisoned, beaten, mocked for preaching Jesus.  They needed a deep-rooted faith.  After all they were carrying a brand-new doctrine, the doctrine of Jesus Christ.

     Many self-righteous religious filled people would not like the doctrine of being filled with God’s spirit. They were too full of self to realize that God could come and live within them and be their guide. They didn’t want to give up their control and people’s admiration of them in their positions of fake leadership.

     We never understand why God tells us to step out of the boat.  We can be sure he has a very good reason.  It is to teach us a lesson or help someone else grow.  We need to be more like Peter, willing to leave our comfort zone. There are deeper levels to our walk with God than we could ever imagine.

    But if we are like the other eleven, we will never experience all that God wants to teach us, because we allow fear to override our obedience. We do not push out of our comfort zone enough to follow God’s will for our lives.

Joshua 1:9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.

God goes with us wherever we go, so we do not need to be afraid. We can be strong and courageous, because He lives within us. We can face any giant as long as we are like David and go to battle in the name of the Lord.

Psalm 27:13 I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. 14 Wait on the Lord: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the Lord.

We often want to run into battle when it is not time or we do not want to go at all even when God says go. We must wait on the Lord’s timing. But when he says go, we have to be willing to move our feet. His word tells us he will give us the strength, he will go before us and fight for us. We just have to show up. Why do we hesitate? Why do we hold back from God? Why can’t we step out of the boat? Do we lack courage?

Deep within every believer there is the heart of a warrior. A heart that has surrendered a few times to the will of God. Learning to find that moment of courage within us will help us to become the bold children of God we are called to be; those who have courage.

I want to encourage you to keep praying for the courage to step out of your comfort zone. It’s past time for the body of Christ to arise and do God’s will by saying goodbye to the comfort zone.

Until next time,

BE BOLD, BE BRAVE AND KEEP YOUR GOD FOCUS

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