One of my fellow project managers at work celebrated his last day with our company today. He really pushed himself out of his comfort zone. I know the felling of changing jobs and how uncomfortable that is, but he is changing jobs, changing the industry he works in and changing states. He took a new job that will move him and his family from the southeast to the Great Lakes area. Now that is a comfort zone change.
Why would we rather stay in our comfort zone instead of move on to something bigger and better, and maybe something God is directing us too? Because we are just like the Israelites when they had fled Egypt and were wandering in the wilderness - we want to go back to the known routine (even if it is a worse situation). “Now the rabble that was among them had a strong craving. And the people of Israel also wept again and said, ‘Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.’” - Numbers 11:4-6.
They were slaves in Egypt, being worked to death, but all they can think of was how good they thought they had it. We tend to overlook the possible ruts we’ve gotten ourselves into and just focus on the things we think are good. They may be good things, but God may have better things ahead for us if we just give them up. The promise land was Israel’s final destination with a land flowing with milk and honey, but Israel wanted to go back. We do the same thing, when times get hard leaving our comfort zone, we want to go back to what we felt was comfortable.
Has God been pushing you out is your comfort zone but you want to stay or maybe even go back? God has something better for you on the other side of the wilderness. Trust Him in the journey and the promise, “I will never leave you nor forsake you." - Hebrews 13:5b.
Have a great day and God bless.
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