Hello hello!!!
Crazy crazy two weeks have been going on in my life! So for the low down our squad leader Emma whom we all love dearly left us for two weeks to visit with her other squad. In her place came a squad leader we didn’t know so well, and frankly I was intimidated by! I was freaking out because I had built up such a strong foundation with my squad leader who isn’t only my confidante but a good friend as well. Then to have that torn away is just horrible and really really jarring because I was so comfortable and in such a safe place with Emma.
So here comes our substitute squad leader for two weeks who I didn’t know at all and I found out i was no longer comfortable. My safe harbor was gone, Emma felt so far away as change happened. You know that saying that change is a good thing, well for me it wasn’t a good change at all.
So Kristen, that’s our new brief squad leader, comes in with this schedule and I instantly find myself comparing her to Emma and I’m like well this isn’t how Emma does this and this isn’t how Emma does that. Honestly looking back on that I was being a bit of a butt head in my head to Kristen and that wasn’t cool of me at all. The only thing I could tho k of was my safety net was gone and I was no longer comfortable.
But Kristen is having us read a book called the spiritual orphan to spiritual sonship or something along those lines lol. But as time went on I learned that I was so comfortable in where I was that I wasn’t growing. My entire perspective began to change and I began to lose my intimidation of Kristen bit by bit and was allowing her into my life. She knew I had a hesitancy towards her and was slightly intimidated by her, but that didn’t stop her from pursuing my heart.
Kristen taught me through the book that when I’m too comfortable in a place in my life and have no desire to move from that safe spot I’m not growing which is so dangerous to our spirit, because we end up staying stagnant.
If your in a place where you comfortable then I challenge you to step out of that comfort zone because God didn’t call us to be comfortable, He didn’t call us to be stagnant and stuck in a safe harbor. He calls us to step out and be His hands and feet to the world and that’s not a comfortable place to be in.
Kristen taught me so much because she didn’t let me stay in my safe place. She taught me how goofy, how fun, how wise, how God filled she is. She is what our team needed to get us to step out of the dangerous, safe place. She is so warm and is one big giant marshmallow on the inside. So from me to you Kristen if you read this thank you! Thank you for leading me out of my safe place into uncharted waters. Thank you for being so wise. Thank you for being who you are. And thank you that you allowed God to send you to us when we needed you the most, even though it was so difficult to leave your team.
So again I am challenging you to:
1. Read the book. If you want me to send you the book via email I can do that. Just put youyour email in the comments below and I’ll send you the book. It is a PDF file so I hope that is ok.
2. Step out of your safe harbor like I had to. Lose your security blanket because following Jesus is following him into uncharted waters and while that is so scary it is the most magical experience of your life, because He will NEVER let you drown.
3. And finally don’t be comfortable where your at. It’s so dangerous because you’ll stay stagnant and when that happens God cannot open your eyes to new opportunities!!!!
