This last week, I’ve had a few uncomfortable moments. There was the afternoon where I got insulation on my forearm, which became an itchy mess. Friday around midnight, I let the dog out and then had to stand outside in my PJs calling for him repeatedly when he wouldn’t come in. And then today there was the sliding sock in my work boot while I turned the compost piles.
Each scenario was an uncomfortable moment, that was annoying.
I also get uncomfortable teaching Sunday School. I start to doubt my abilities to lead the class. I wonder who will actually show up to class. I worry that someone else will know the lesson better than me. I occasionally feel like I’m not prepared enough.
Every week, without fail, I have a slight uncomfortable moment as I walk into the Sunday School class. And every week, without fail, I remind myself that God is in charge of the Sunday School class. It doesn’t matter with someone is in the class that is more knowledgeable than me. It doesn’t matter if one or twenty people come to the class. It doesn’t matter if I’m prepared or if I have the ability to lead. God will take care of it.
There are numerous examples in the Bible of God providing in the aftermath of uncomfortable moments. Imagine being Jonah in the belly of a whale. That would have been uncomfortable, but God provided. Imagine being Lot, realizing your wife just turned to a pillar of salt. That would have been an uncomfortable moment, but God provided. Imagine being Eve, having to admit to God what you have eaten. That would have been an UBER uncomfortable moment, but God provided.
Here’s the deal—God wants us to step out of our comfort zone and experience that uncomfortable moment. Why? Because that’s when we are most able to see just HOW He is providing for us!
Whether it’s itchy insulation, midnight runaway dogs, lazy socks, or teaching Sunday School, each of our uncomfortable moments are a reminder that God will provide.
I encourage you to step out of your comfort zone this week…watch how God provides!!!
~Emily
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.” ~Proverbs 3:5-6 (NASB)
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