Mission Hills Church
The greatest thing keeping us from the life God has for us might just be…us. We have a choice: hide behind the comfortable and the familiar, or step into the unknown…and a life unleashed.
"A comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there." - John Assaraf
We’re often more comfortable with familiar poison than unfamiliar medicine.
Sometimes we have to forgo comfort to find clarity.
Acts 8:26 NIV
Signs show us where we wouldn’t otherwise know to go.
This road was outside Philip’s comfort zone.
Acts 8:27-28 NIV
Deuteronomy 23:1 NIV
Interacting with this man was way outside Philip’s comfort zone.
The Spirit told Philip, "Go to that chariot and stay near it. Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. (Acts 8:29-30a)
People often have more interest in Jesus than we assume.
Obedience creates opportunity.
"Do you understand what you are reading?" Philip asked. "How can I," he said, "unless someone explains it to me?" So he invited Philip to come up and sit with him. (Acts 8:30b-31)
Next steps are always easier than first steps.
Acts 8:32-34 NIV
Acts 8:35 NIV
Maybe God would give me that kind of opportunity if I were that kind of obedient.
Acts 8:36-38 NIV
Acts 8:39-40 NIV
When we're willing to get uncomfortable, God works in - and through - us in ways we never thought possible.
If we want to live unleashed, we have to be willing to get uncomfortable.
What uncomfortable thing is God calling me to do?