Too close for comfort.

I believe in God, and I believe that He sent His son Jesus to die on the cross for my sins...but I believe in a lot more than that. I believe that God loves me unconditionally and cares for me more than I could ever imagine. I believe that He always wants the best for me, and honestly, I believe that I sometimes take God for granted.

Lately I've referred to that as "putting God in a box." When I'm in trouble, or having a hard time, I'll pull God out of my box and ask him for help and guidance. As soon as my problems are resolved, back in the box God goes.

Why is it so easy for God to be pushed to the side when everything is going well?

The problem is that I sometimes think that I know more than God does about my life. We can call this the "Victoria Complex." This simply means that Victoria is the center of the world and not God, putting God in the center of my life is a scary and dificult thing to do. It means giving control to Him and that is not something I like to give up. If God isn't at the center of my life, then that means I am. Which in turn means that God is back in a box.

Now that I've moved to college on my own, that box is only collecting dust on a shelf. I have no motivation to find a new church in St. Augustine because I love my church at home. Honestly, looking for a new church is a little out of my comfort zone.

A person I really look up to always tried to remind me, "Life begins outside of your comfort zone." I think he's right. It's just breaking that barrier and trusting God that I find difficult. So that leads me to this weeks goals:

      1. Find a church in St. Augustine.
      2. Work on getting rid of the box and making God the center of my life.

It's time to get out of my comfort zone.