"Stop Sittin Around" - 03/27/16 - Joshua 16-18

“How long are you going to sit around on your hands" (18:3)

 

Get off my duff.

Quite easily, I could sit in His comfort zone for hours, days, months, even years.

This isn't what He expects me to do.  The "comforts" He has blessed me with are to be an encouragement for me to get out and lead others to His "comforts".  

"Go as I LIVE, making Disciples".(Matthew 28:19)

Can not very well LIVE if I am sitting in His "comfort room".

Yes, I can open up His "comfort room" for others to come and enjoy. 

Most often though, they are ones who have already found the "comforts" of being a part of His family.  Not saying spending time with His family is a bad thing, but Jesus gave us example after example in the spending of time with those who are outside of  His "comfort room".  He met them where they were.  

 

And most times, those outside don't feel "comfortable" coming into His "comfort room".  

It isn't until you are In Him that His "comforts" are no longer uncomfortable.

So - which do I choose. 

Getting off my duff, out of His "comfort room" and getting into an uncomfortable place - which would be their comfort room. 

Or if they reject my invite to His "comfort room",  do I continue to sit back enjoying His "comforts" while not showing any concern for them.   Focusing so intently on His "comforts" I totally forget about or ignore those on the outside.

How easy it is, after being in the world and recognizing it really wasn't a "comfort" place at all, so now all you want is to remain in His "comforts".  It is our natural bent to be selfish.  To become settled and lazy. 

To become, well, comfortable. 

Only through and In Him are we able to go against our natural bent and be transformed.  He will change our vision to seeing those outside of Him as lost and the time is flying by.  That all of us are dying and the last breaths could be - well - just a breath away.  He opens our eyes to see others as "Divine Appointments" in which we have to leave His "comfort rooms" to make.  He gives us the sense of  urgency in not breaking these Appointments.  He gives us an awareness it may be the last appointment the person He has lined up for you will have.  He tells us, "We may be the only vessel of Christ they will see".

 So go.  Get off your duff.  Bring those outside into His "comfort room".