Back to the Grind

What is your grind? Do you get stuck in it often, quickly?

After the long weekend with guests and lots of activities to keep us going, the crash came on Wednesday. We quickly got back into our daily routine. Although Makenna's sleeping pattern is still catching up, everything else seemed routine and normal. We mostly chilled out all morning, visited mommy at the office for lunch, and played all afternoon. We did make the nurses and staffs' day by making the return to the office.  They absolutely adore her, not that that is hard to do.

She is getting very mobile and independent.  She has the little walker she uses to get around and I take that with to the office and she just cruises around smiling and checking everyone out.  Just like at home she tries to get into all the rooms that she is not suppose to be in.  She is thriving with her eating as well.  She eats so much and just never seems to grow either. It won't be long now that she is standing and walking all by herself and then watch out!

So to get you involved, how often do you think you step out of your comfort zone? Would you say too often, just right, or not often enough?

For me it is definitely not often enough. The Bible and God calls us to be in this world and not of it so being here should be uncomfortable for us and we should not feel at home. As humans that is hard to do.  Going further, we are called to step out of our comfort zones to minister to people, reach out to be people, and show God's love to all around us.

Of course, Christ was the perfect example of this.  He never discriminated to whom he talked to, helped, or whatever it may be. In the same way, we are not suppose to pick or choose who we think we should talk to Christ/salvation about or only do it when we feel comfortable doing it.  I struggle with this so much. I feel I live a good example for Makenna or others around me, but we are called to go so much further than that. There are so many times when I look back and realize how I could have ministered to someone or spoken up about my faith.

What can we do to make it more common a practice in our society to step out of comfort zones and minister to all that need it around us? I believe the first step can be volunteering.  It is such a common thing and something that needs to happen more.  When we put ourselves in a servant's position as Christ did, it will only grow in us to do it more and more.

What other ideas do you have? What encouragement do you have for me or any others struggling to get out of our comfort zones?

Would love to hear from you on any platform and in any way.

God Bless!

Romans 12:1-3

New International Version (NIV)

A Living Sacrifice

12 Therefore, I urge you, brothers and sisters, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to God—this is your true and proper worship. 2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.

Humble Service in the Body of Christ

3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you.