We understand this process in the education
arena. Teachers instruct us, give us pop
quiz, test, exams and homework all to expand us and stretch our ability to put
more in us. So my question is, why do we
not apply this same principle to how God stretches us? God never expected us to stay babies in the
body of Christ; He always desired for us to grow and mature to be sons of
God. Just like your business or
ministry; God never expected it to be a hobby, but to flourish and expand in the
earth realm. This same principle applies
to your family, relationships and within.
When we start a business or a ministry or just get
saved; we all start at ground zero or let me say, first grade. However, if we do not learn how to be
comfortable in this place called uncomfortable, we will never grow or our
business/ministry will never to expand to the next level. See diagram below:
The shaded box in the middle is where you live and
where you do business, ministry and relationships. It is called the place of "comfortable". It is a familiar place, and a place where you
know how to maneuver. It is also a place
where you do not have to trust God because you know how to make things
happen. However the outer box represents
the next level living, next level provision, next level business/ministry, next
level relationships, and next level fulfillment and contentment within you. In order to get to the outer box, you must go
through the white area and that is the place called
"uncomfortable."
As long as you run from things that are
uncomfortable to you and as long as you keep relieving your own pressure when
things get tight; you will never see the next level that God wants to bring you
into in every area of your life.
Recognize that everything you are uncomfortable, God is stretching you
and enlarging your tent. It is never
designed to kill you but only to increase you.
Listen to our next blog on "Living in the Place called Uncomfortable" Friday, August 17, 2012 at 8:30am www.blogtalkradio.com/karenpresleymin
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