Outside Your Comfort Zone, part 2

The Bible records so many stories of those who stepped outside of their comfort zones -- those places where they were most comfortable, the people with whom they were most comfortable, and the things they were most comfortable doing.

 Moses walked away from being the prince of Egypt during his first 40 years to being a keeper of sheep for a black man in Midian for 40 years, and onto becoming the deliverer and leader of his people during his last 40 years of life.  David stepped outside his comfort zone and went from being a shepherd boy to becoming the greatest king of Israel.  David was the least recognized by his father among his seven brothers.  He became a giant killer, then a renegade warrior  who King Saul chased and tried to kill for many years, onto serve as king of Israel for 40 years.   Ruth left the comfort of her homeland in Moab and her people to follow her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to Bethlehem.  There she married Boaz, gave birth to a son named Obed who was the father of Jesse, the father of David.  This Gentile woman was named in the lineage of Jesus.

You too have a story to tell.  Remember an occasion when you stepped well outside your comfort zone ... when you did something you had never done before ... when God moved exceedingly abundantly above anything you could have asked for or even imagined ...  when you were more successful than you ever thought possible ... when you were more than a conqueror ... when the power of God worked mightily through you.  Don't just remember,  tell somebody, bless the Lord with your praise and thanksgiving.  Remember Psalm 34:1 -- "I will bless the Lord at all times; His praise shall continually be in my mouth."  Step outside your comfort zone!!!