“When God moves us out of our comfort zone —- into places that are way bigger than us, places that are difficult, hard, painful —- even hurt — this is a gift. We are being given a gift. These hard places give us the gift of intimately knowing God in ways that would never be possible in our comfort zones.”
And further down the post...
"When God moves us out of our comfort zone…
"When God…
"We’re in the God zone when we’re out of our comfort zone and the Holy Spirit, our Comforter, comforts us when we step outside our comfort zone. It’s only in the uncomfortable places that we can experience the tenderness of the Comforter."
Monday, February 28, 2011
God's Comfort Zone
I follow a ton of blogs. One hauntingly beautiful one is called A Holy Experience, by Ann Voskamp, New York Times best selling author of One Thousand Gifts: A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are. I have yet to read this book for myself, but today's post leapt off the screen and right into my hear. Yet again, God reminds me about His gifts in the midst of pain:
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2 comments:
Ooo, good stuff. wow.
Jenni, that stroke a cord in my heart too when I read it. It's so hard to see the beauty admist the aching pain, and I can't even imagine your own physical daily pain. I was listening to a song in Italian today, and even there the lyrics talked about pain and wonder. I pray you keep finding God's gift admist these most uncomfortable trials. I do pray for you dear friend.
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