My bed has always been my "safe place", my favorite place to be! It's so warm and comfortable! My biggest issue when thinking about leaving home hasn't been leaving my family, yes I love them and yes I will miss them! It wasn't giving up my nice 30 minute hot showers….. Twice a day. (Let's look at this around month 3, my feelings may of changed!) but my biggest issue was leaving my bed, my safe place.
I have always "hid" from the world by climbing in bed! Countless days I have chosen my bed over community! There have been many mornings I have missed church because I wasn't ready to get out of bed! I was so happy in my comfort zone I didn't have a desire to get out and live life!
So God being the comedian he thinks he is has taken my safe comfort zone away from me! The entire week at training camp I slept in less than desirable places! Everywhere from the ground, an over crowded bus, and even a hammock! Want to hear something crazy? I got the best sleep ever!! My back, hips, and knees didn't hurt once! I felt better that week than I think I ever have! God made me give him my comfort zone! He made me surrender something I held so closely!
Now that I have been back home sleeping in my once glorious bed I am miserable and sore! I have even slept on my floor a couple of nights! I have realized I no longer need to have a physical place to hid. My safe place is no longer my big great bed its now in the knowledge that no matter how far out of my comfort zone I go I can always rest in God!
Alright, God you win! Bring on the sleeping pad!
