Your comfort zone is a beautiful place, but nothing ever grows there.

 1 John 4:18

There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear,
because fear involves torment.
But he who fears has not been made perfect in love.








~~~Reflections~~~

Stepping out of your comfort zone, is not always an easy task. Every day you make choices that either bless you and help you grow spiritually or that allows types of fear to step in.  Anxiety, Stress,
Learning to stand on God's word can help you take charge of emotions.  The Holy Spirt can and embolden you, and give you the courage and the confidence to step out of your comfort zone.
Yeah your comfort zone, might feel beautiful. How are you touching others? Is God using you to share your His Love?  Are you sowing seeds in others lives?

Sometimes it seems easier to just go with the flow, and avoid potential conflict. The truth is that letting people walk all over you can increase feelings of stress, anxiety and panic attacks. It might eventually lessen your feelings of self-worth and play into ungodly fear. Fear begets more fear.

The good news is, you don’t have to live with fear as your state of mind. It’s God’s will for us to have faith, trust in Him, so that be make us perfect in his love. Casting out all fear.
It is not His intention for you to live in fear, He wants you to live in His Love.

 Love casts out fear. By knowing who you are in Christ, accepting God’s love for you, and focusing your thoughts on Him. You begin to harvest, faith, confidence and Love. Step out of your comfort zone and allows Love to grow within you. You grow as a child of God. Becoming more faithful to do what you are called by Him to do.

When the Holy Spirit directs you, Trust that the Lord is Love, and if God asks you to do something where you have step out of your comfort zone. Remember, He is the almighty, He has created the heavens and the earth. He formed you in your mothers womb. He makes the wind to blow, the sun to rise and set. How much more will he be there to comfort you when you step out of your comfort zone for Him?  You are harvesting Love.

The more you step out of your comfort zone, the easier it will become.

AWAKEN WITH EXPECTATION OF THE GOOD THINGS THE LORD HAS INSTORE

Psalms 100

Make a joyful shout to the Lord, all you lands!
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the Lord, He is God.
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves.
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the Lord is good;
His mercy is everlasting,
And His truth endures to all generations

 ~~~Reflections~~~

Total attitude adjustments can make a big difference in the outcome of your day.  Waking up with expectations of Good things to happen because the Lord is in charge of  all things, including the storms, circumstances and
our future destiny.

By starting your day with Thanking the Lord for His goodness, this can change your whole atitude for the day. Giving the Lord Praise when we enter into a new day, can make a world of difference.

Upon awakening, if we look out the window, and let that be our deciding factor of our day. we are allowing our circustances or sorroundings to dictate our destiny for the day.

We should be awaken with Joy in the Lord. With expectation of what God has instore for us.
If we look outside and see the foggy, cold rainy day. Are we going to allow that to determeine our day, How is that pleasing to the Lord?
He wants us to put off complaining, grumbling and Snippiness, ( Philippians 2:12-18 ) If we want the Holy Spirit to lead us in pure Joy, it can come from our gratitude to the Lord.  Having an irritable attitude, could withhold the Lords presence for day. It is important for us to put away the grumbling and complaining, Start the day with Thanks, gratitude, Praise and Rejoicing before the Lord is In this way we please the Lord. 

Psalms 118:24
This is the day the Lord has made
We will rejoice and be glad in it!

( Philippians 2:12-18 )
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,  holding fast the word of life, so that I may rejoice in the day of Christ that I have not run in vain or labored in vain.
Yes, and if I am being poured out as a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. For the same reason you also be glad and rejoice with me.