Comfortable or Uncomfortable

Written by cycleguy on August 26th, 2008

Sometimes a post by another person comes along that just nails it on the head and I don’t need to say anything to introduce it. This post by Tony Morgan is one of them. Please read it and then come back and tell me what you think. I particularly liked his 4 teaching points. What do you think? Was there any one point that stuck with you or put that “burr in your saddle”? I would love to hear what you have to say (or you can do the second place thing and comment on Tony’s blog) 🙂 Just kidding…of course.

 

6 Comments so far ↓

  1. Tony York says:

    Hey, thanks for the point in that direction… I left a comment there concerning the article. For me being uncomfortable may just be trying to stay out of the rut. Don't do things just because they are habit. Worship God because He IS God… and really dig into what that means.

    When you can connect on that level, you can lift His name up any many different types of venues and not be worried about 'your' needs but what is acceptable to God. He tends to bless us more in those moments than when we are trying to be comfortable (having things our way).

  2. Desertjim says:

    His comment that "if we design a service geared toward young people, we'll also reach older people. The reverse is not true" is a very good point.

    I also tracked back to his article about younger people leaving the church that showed the statistic that 88% of kids raised in the church leave the church after graduating from high school. That's alarming.

    Get comfortable with being uncomfortable.

  3. Paul says:

    I agree with Tony. We in the upcoming senior generation better learn the lesson from the failures of those who went before and refused to let go of leadership roles till it was too late and the youth were gone. It is not about us–its about Him and how we can get His message out to lost community. Paul

  4. cycleguy says:

    Jim: Glad you picked up on that. I noticed that too. However, we often do the wrong thing because we see the older people as having the money and influence. So we cater to them with disastrous results. Unless you have a forward thinking elderly population, that spells disaster. I agree on your last statement.

  5. cycleguy says:

    Paul: thanks for stopping by and commenting. Having been a pastor in a comfortable church now getting ready to start something different you know exactly what Tony is talking about. We can’t lose the youth!

    Hey everyone: Paul & I met in 1995 on a bike tour and have remained friends since. He is starting a new church plant in Douglasville, GA this Sunday. check out Velocity to the right.

  6. cycleguy says:

    Tony: great words! Man, if we could connect on the intimate level He desires what a difference we would experience in worship! Thanks again for a very wise comment.