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7 Signs Christians Might Love Comfort More than Jesus pt2
7 Signs Christians Might Love Comfort More than Jesus
by Frank Powell, FaithIt.com, Aug. 4, 2015 (edited for space)
2) Your Desire and Passion for God are Stagnant.
If you’re not uncomfortable, then you’re probably stuck at an acceptable level ~ Cal Newport
Christians should live with a healthy discomfort. Always. You should welcome preachers
who push you and challenge you to explore deeper levels of God’s nature and character. You
should constantly push to know and understand more of God. Every part of your life should
awaken you to God’s unfailing love, infinite grace, and immeasurable power.
The process of God molding you into his image is a lifelong pursuit. You don’t “arrive.”
God is infinite. And stretching towards an infinite God requires growing pains. Comfortable
Christians don’t like pain.
But if the goal is to know God more intimately, you must live with a healthy discomfort.
“But whatever things were gain to me, those things I have counted as loss for the sake of Christ
… that I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection and the fellowship of His sufferings,
being conformed to His death;…” (Philippians 3:7-10).
3) You Talk Like an Atheist.
When God is over-shadowed by comfort, He rarely comes out of your mouth during
conversation. How often does God cross your mind in a 24-hour period? At work, do you look
for opportunities to inject God’s name into conversations? At school, does God shape your
encounters with friends and teachers?
Whatever you are passionate about you will talk about. Are you passionate about God?
Whatever you are passionate about you will talk about. Write that down. When I met my wife, I
called all my friends. I even called people I didn’t know. I wanted the world to know this
beautiful, amazing woman actually liked me! What about God? Are you passionate about Him?
Would any of your co-workers or classmates know you are a Christian? When comfort drives the
train, God takes a back seat. (to be continued...)
