COMFORT

Comfort. A state of ease and satisfaction of bodily wants, with freedom from pain and anxiety. Comfort is one of my favorite words and concepts; I spend a considerable amount of my time devoted to my comfort. That is one of the great things about taking a trip to India, at least for me. By traveling to a culture I have never experienced, into a land I have never visited, to do something that I don’t really understand my state of ease is going to be upset. In fact I can feel that happening right now as I sit outside drinking a cup of decaf coffee made just the way I like, I am not as free from anxiety as I was before my flight was booked. While I admit that I enjoy my relatively soft Anthem life, I do find myself sometimes disappointed that I have let my view of my life get so small and comfortable. As I read in Matthew 10 how Jesus sends out His 12 disciples to go into towns, places and situations that would not be comfortable for them and how He tells them not to take anything with them, I have to wonder how they felt. Now I am not saying that I am on a par with the disciples and please don’t think I think my risk in India is anything like theirs, but I find myself wondering if Jesus is putting me in a similar spot as He did the 12. Is this what being a follower of Jesus looks and feels like; being uncomfortable and dependent on Him? I don’t want you to get carried away or anything, but would you pray that Jesus gets me out of my comfort zone in India so that my time there becomes less about me and more about Indian children and about a Savior who loves both them and me.

- Pastor Kevin