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The Compromise of Comfort

Posted on By wrenhowsway

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So I talked about the pressing in my last blog, but what if someone didn’t press in and they remained in their comfort zone.

What is a comfort zone?

A comfort zone is a familiar surrounding that is created which causes us to remain stagnant in our growth.

Dictionary.com didn’t make up that definition I did. ???

Personal story: I remember being in my comfort zone. It felt great because there was a sense of familiarity. There’s this fake safety net that surrounds us, when we create a bubble to keep us from growing. But for me, I eventually got tired of playing things safe and felt I was hindering my own growth. I stopped compromising myself and moved forward. Once I left my place of comfort, God was there with me every step of the way.

We all have to take inventory of our life and we can either:

A: Continue to live in a comfort zone and compromise your purpose or

B: Arise to the occasion and press into your purpose and be all that God has called you to be.

Remember, it’s never too late and God is with us every step of the way! I’m rooting for you!

Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Deuteronomy 31:6

Fear is Contagious

Posted on By wrenhowsway

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So, I’ve talked about fear before but, let me expound on it a little more.

Storytime: This weekend I went to Fossil Rim Wildlife Center with my family. If you haven’t been I recommend it. It’s like a drive-thru safari to sum it up.

Once you drive through the entrance, the facility gives you animal feed to throw food out the windows to feed the animals. However, you have the ability to feed the giraffes? directly out of your hands.

My sister’s vehicle was behind my car and I could see my younger niece and nephew feeding the giraffe. Everyone in my sister’s car fed the giraffes while my two nieces in my car missed the opportunity to feed the giraffes due to fear.

While this was a harmless situation, we agreed that if my brother was in my vehicle he would have missed an opportunity to fed the giraffe. He would have been easily influenced by my nieces fear which would have caused him to be afraid.

Fear is contagious.

This experience showed me visually how important it is to have the right people surrounding you. Being around the wrong people can cause you to doubt what God has told you and then you become fearful and complacent.

If you need to change your surroundings and your friends, do it! Don’t miss divine opportunities because you aren’t in the place that God called you to be due to fear from yourselves or others. Arise! Be strong and courageous. Don’t allow fear to hinder you! ♥️

Scripture of the Day:

“For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭41:13‬ ‭KJV‬‬