How Comfortable is Your Comfort Zone?

HAVE THERE BEEN UNFULFILLED VISIONS THAT GOD FAVE YOU FOR MINISTRY?
‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭13‬, ‭17‬-‭21‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would be heir of the world was not through the Law, but through the righteousness of faith. (as it is written, “A FATHER OF MANY NATIONS HAVE I MADE YOU”) in the presence of Him whom he believed, even God, who gives life to the dead and calls into being that which does not exist. In hope against hope he believed, so that he might become a father of many nations according to that which had been spoken, “SO SHALL YOUR DESCENDANTS BE.” Without becoming weak in faith he contemplated his own body, now as good as dead since he was about a hundred years old, and the deadness of Sarah’s womb; yet, with respect to the promise of God, he did not waver in unbelief but grew strong in faith, giving glory to God, and being fully assured that what God had promised, He was able also to perform.”

DO YOU THINK THAT ARE BEYOND ANY POSSIBLE USEFULNESS TO GOD?
‭‭Ezekiel‬ ‭37‬:‭1‬-‭4‬, ‭10‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me down in the middle of the valley; and it was full of bones. He caused me to pass among them round about, and behold, there were very many on the surface of the valley; and lo, they were very dry. He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” And I answered, “O Lord GOD, You know.” Again He said to me, “Prophesy over these bones and say to them, ‘O dry bones, hear the word of the LORD.’ So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.”

ARE WE STUCK IN OUR “OLD SELVES”?
‭‭Colossians‬ ‭3‬:‭9‬-‭10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
“You have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.”

ARE YOU READY TO RESPOND TO A NEW CALL FROM GOD ON YOUR LIFE?
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭6‬:‭1‬, ‭8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
“In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, and the train of His robe filled the temple. Also I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: “Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.””

ARE WE EVEN LISTENING?
‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭3‬:‭1‬, ‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“Now the boy Samuel was ministering to the LORD before Eli. And word from the LORD was rare in those days, visions were infrequent. So the LORD called Samuel again for the third time. And he arose and went to Eli and said, “Here I am, for you called me.” Then Eli discerned that the LORD was calling the boy. And Eli said to Samuel, “Go lie down, and it shall be if He calls you, that you shall say, ‘Speak, LORD, for Your servant is listening.’ ” So Samuel went and lay down in his place. Then the LORD came and stood and called as at other times, “Samuel! Samuel!” And Samuel said, “Speak, for Your servant is listening.””

WE ARE CALLED TO BE COMFORTERS
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭1‬:‭3‬-‭4‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction so that we will be able to comfort those who are in any affliction with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.”

CALLED TO BE AMBASSADORS
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5‬:‭20‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.”

WHAT IF GOD CALLS YOU TO DO SOMETHING “ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL YOU COULD ASK OR IMAGINE”?
‭‭Luke‬ ‭10‬:‭1‬, ‭17‬, ‭20‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“Now after this the Lord appointed seventy others, and sent them in pairs ahead of Him to every city and place where He Himself was going to come. The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, even the demons are subject to us in Your name.” Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.””

SPECIAL CALLINGS
‭‭Ephesians‬ ‭4‬:‭11‬-‭13‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers, for the equipping of the saints for the work of service, to the building up of the body of Christ; until we all attain to the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a mature man, to the measure of the stature which belongs to the fullness of Christ.”

THE “MOTIVATIONAL GIFTS”
‭‭Romans‬ ‭12‬:‭4‬-‭8‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Since we have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, each of us is to exercise them accordingly: if prophecy, according to the proportion of his faith; if service, in his serving; or he who teaches, in his teaching; or he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who gives, with liberality; he who leads, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.”

THE SPIRITUAL GIFTS ARE AVAILABLE TO YOU IN MINISTRY TO OTHERS
1 Corinthians‬ ‭12‬:‭4‬-‭7‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit. And there are varieties of ministries, and the same Lord. There are varieties of effects, but the same God who works all things in all persons. But to each one is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.”

LET GOD USE YOU
‭‭John‬ ‭7‬:‭37‬-‭39‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬
“Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink. He who believes in Me, as the Scripture said, ‘From his innermost being will flow rivers of living water.’ ” But this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believed in Him were to receive; for the Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.”

ARISE, SHINE
‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭60‬:‭1‬-‭3‬ ‭NKJV‬‬
“Arise, shine; For your light has come! And the glory of the LORD is risen upon you. For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth, And deep darkness the people; But the LORD will arise over you, And His glory will be seen upon you. The Gentiles shall come to your light, And kings to the brightness of your rising.”

Credit in part to Pastor Ken Huhn in his sermon of Oct 4, 2026 at New Wine Harvest Church for God’s added perspective.

Scripture credit: https://bible.com/bible, from the “Holy Bible” app