Comfort is getting in the car and driving five minutes to Publix when you realize that you are out of the chocolate ice cream that you have been craving. Comfort is sleeping in a pillow top mattress. Comfort is adjusting the settings on your thermostat to provide cool air in the summer and warm heat in the winter. Comfort is knowing that I get two weeks of vacation a year. Comfort is coming home to a good meal every night. Comfort is being able to pick up the phone to let your children talk to their grandparents whenever they want. Comfort is living in a house that is not to big that I can’t clean and not too small where I can send my kids to their room.
We all have things that make us comfortable. What is your comfort zone? The couch? Your job? Your family? Your income? Your car? The word comfortable means “cozy, snug, sheltered, and homelike.” Sounds good. Sounds relaxing. Sound like being at ease. When we get into our comfort zone we don’t want to be messed with. The husband who has been working all day comes home and flops in the recliner with a beer in one hand and the remote in the other. The wife knows he is in his comfort zone. Sitting out by the pool with a good book in her hand mom is in her comfort zone – don’t disturb. Do you want to see how devoted we are to comfort? Walk into the average American home and hide the remote control, and watch what happens. Life without the remote control is unbearable.
Comfort can be and usually is an obstacle to living life to the fullest. Life is an adventure to be lived. It is a journey. Most would rather have their comfort than the blessings that come from living life to the fullest. Life will never be discovered in the Lazy-Chair. Make a commitment to not live the "when-then" game. When I have more courage, then I’ll try using this gift. When I get a new boss that is more supportive, then I’ll express fresh ideas. When I retire, then I’ll get involved in volunteering. When my spouse becomes more appreciative, then I’ll start acting like I care. We will play the “when-then game” so long that the only thing left will be the “if only” game. If only I had loved more. If only I had listened. If only I had followed God’s dream for my life.
What decions do you need to make today? What steps do you need to take? What actions do you need to act on? So that you will not have to look back and one day say, "If only . ."
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