I Love Comfort!
I love comfort- having next door neighbors that you have known for years, living in a place that has all that you could ever want for your children, being two hours away from family, worshiping in a church full of friends, and the list could go on and on. This has been my life for a while now. Being a part of the Frisco community and our church here has been wonderful. Who in their right mind would ever want to leave?!
I remember this question coming to up for me four years ago when Kyle and I moved to Frisco, Texas with another pastor to start the church we now call Genesis Metro. Although we were leaving less than ideal circumstances, it seemed like a crazy thing to do. I had heard the statistic- less than 30% of new church starts succeed. We had no jobs, no home, and no real idea what we were getting into. What would people think? Kyle and I were sensible people who always made logical, rational decisions. With my tiny mustard seed of faith, which seemed even more minute when compared to my husband’s, we moved.
Those next years were hard and full of change, which I despise. I had to learn to be flexible. I had to learn that I must to take the initiative and connect with people in an authentic way. I had to learn to work on a team. And most importantly, I had to learn about how God could work out what seemed to be very bleak circumstances for my good, and to further His kingdom.
When I look back, and see all of the difficult things that we went through, I see how He has used each of those instances to prepare me for this.
Our family is again going to leave a very familiar situation to go into the unknown. Funny how you just know sometimes that the conviction that you are feeling is God, and undoubtedly nothing else. As we prepare to embark on this new chapter of our lives, I can’t help but to think about what He has in store for us this time. My faith that God can use me is much bigger than before, and I will take comfort in that.