Are you comfortable?

Does GOD call us to be comfortable in life? I would argue that he calls us to be just the opposite. To be uncomfortable in this life is what we should feel. So often we look to be comfortable in our job, in our family, in our home, in our things. But what happens to us when we are comfortable? Are we focused on the things we should be focused on? Are we focused on serving GOD? I don't think so. If we are focused on being comfortable in our life, when things happen that unsettle our routine or lifestyle we quickly try to fix it or adjust it so that we can get back to the comfy spot in the recliner or on the couch.

But if we look at someone in the Bible that was comfortable we see that they were not where they were supposed to be. Look at David on top of his house lounging about when he turn and sees Bathsheba.

When we are comfy, we tend not to be focused on GOD.
GOD calls us to be uncomfortable. Who can we see in the Bible that GOD called out of their comfort to do HIS will:
~ Abraham - called to leave the comfort of his fathers house and become the father of a nation
~ Moses - called to leave his home and go back to Egypt to lead the Israelites to the Promised Land
~ Shadrach, Meshach, Abednego and Daniel - refused the comfort of the palace to stay pure before GOD
~ Zacchaeus - called to give away the things he had taken during his tax collecting days
~ The Disciples - called to a new way of living

... and lest we forget.
~ Jesus - came from the comfort of Heaven to a world that he couldn't even find a place to rest his head.

So, does this mean we cann't have the "creature comforts" that we are used to? No, of course not. Many of the people who left their "comforts" still had comforts in their lives.
Because Shadrach, Meshach, Abendnego and Daniel refused the kings comforts, they found themselves as politcal leaders in a foreign land.

Let me direct you in another way to think. We should rest in the comfort of GOD. When we are focused on serving GOD, then we can know we are comfortable in HIS arms. Our comfort should come from knowing that we are serving GOD, not in what we have done or what we have. We can still have the creature comforts and enjoy the things that we have but when these things become our focus or become the driving force in our lives to be more comfortable, then we have become UNcomfortable in our relationship with GOD.

So, take comfort in GOD and not this worlds stuff.