The hardest part of the past few weeks for me has been MOVING ON. That has seriously been my struggle! I find myself hesitant to just move forward with what God is doing because I enjoy the comfort of the place that I put myself in. I like my life how I like it.. my friendships...relationships...activities EVERYTHING I do I like it to be comfortable for me. Anything outside of that scares me to a point I almost get anxious.
HOWEVER! God has COMPLETELY humbled me .... it is not about me! Nor has it ever been about me! It is about Him! Sometimes He doesn't need us to be comfortable He just needs us to MOVE without thinking about it or questioning His plans. JUST MOVE!
This week, God nudged me on my shoulder and told me STEP OUT! He spoke to me about my ministry and let me know that the ministry WILL happen whether it is with or without me. He would love to include me .. but if I don't step out of my little bubble... He WILL find another willing candidate to take my place!
Sounds harsh right? I was like.. DANG GOD! But He was right ! Of coarse He was.. He is GOD! DUH!
I was sooooo AFRAID! I had way too many doubts about who I am... why did He chose me...
I am just a regular girl... living life.. striving to be better daily... dying to my flesh and loving God! WHY ME? The very last thing I wanted to do was step outside of my comfortable life! But I had to do it.. I had to make the move!
Proverbs 3:5-6 says "
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart
and lean not on your own understanding;6 in all your ways submit to him,
and he will make your paths straight.
Trust- God said TRUST HIM! If you are growing daily in a relationship with Christ you should trust Him! Have you ever heard someone say " relationships have to have trust?" It is the SAME thing with your relationship with God the only difference is He will NEVER EVER break your trust!.. TRUST HIM with ALL of your heart!
DON'T LEAN- " Do not lean on your own understanding..." If a building is leaning ( and it is not the Tower of Piza) it means that the structure is NOT stable and UNRELIABLE! When we lean on our own thoughts... our own minds to get us where we need to be.. we WILL FALL every time! We are not stable leaning on our own understanding.. we are liable to fall and crumble. make sure your foundation to your building is stable.. LEAN ON GOD!
Submit to Him- We are to submit to God in order to be in His perfect will! ( See my other blog about staying in God's perfect will " Love Me..or your will." ) We want to be so connected to Christ that we can hear His perfect instructions on everything in our lives.. in order to do that you MUST stay submitted unto Him.. He is our source!
Get on the RIGHT path- God will lead you EXACTLY where you need to go! He is not a God who will mislead you in any way! He desires for you to get to the place He purposed you for.. you just have to let Him direct each and every foot step and stop trying to walk on your own! YOU CAN DO NOTHING WITHOUT HIM!
God wants you to trust that He has your back! He has got you! That comfort zone can be the devil's playground in your life! The more you stay comfortable.. the more relaxed you get about the things of God. You begin to fit into your perfect routine with no distractions and your seemingly perfect world... just like you like it. Once you get in your perfect little bubble you forget about the excitement of the gospel! The feeling of doing something new to advance the kingdom of God! You forget what it is like to just tell someone about Jesus and do something new and exciting! You FORGET ABOUT THE THINGS OF GOD! Your world is perfect at that point.. what do you need God for right?
Getting outside of everything comfortable can seem SOOOO scary.. but it allows us to take a leap of faith! We trust that stepping outside of our box will make God intervene in our lives.. we begin to see Him bless our footsteps! You see God's goodness and faithfulness manifested when you do something uncomfortable that God TOLD you to do! Be obedient and make moves!
I encourage you all to step outside of your comfort zones! Take a chance and do something different! Get before God and figure out exactly what your next move is. If it is a move that makes you a little scared... let God know you trust Him to have your back! Take a leap of faith and trust that God will catch you !
I love yall so very much
and God loves you even more
Nicole L. <3
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