Hello to all, I hope that everyone is doing well, during the strange start of this week, Rain in January? This is crazy but it raining outside has really taken me to a place of discomfort. I really don’t like it when things are totally out of place like rain when it should be snowing. I just keep thinking about how much powered we should be getting right now. I must say that it is funny that todays topic is about be comfortable and making a case that we should be uncomfortable if we want to grow and experience life to full. Check out this video and you will get my point.Comfort ZoneThe Challenge: I want you to ask yourself this question today. Are you too comfortable in your life? I know you are in Middle School and you at this age are some of the bravest most daring people that I know. But you can still become comfortable in your life. You take it easy when you could push the limits, you do only what you have to do when you could do more. You see we need to be a people that’s followers of Jesus who push the envelope everyday! We need to take the challenge to the world. We need to go the distance and then some. We are always pushing the comfort zone bigger and bigger. So that is my challenge to you today. I want you to do something that will make you uncomfortable. What is it that God has been asking you to do? Do you need to invite someone to XGT, do you need to talk to God about areas that you have been hurting? What do you run away from and not deal with. The challenge today is to take care of business live outside of your comfort zone. You could pray for a friend, you could invite a friend to XGT, you could make a new friend with someone who needs a friend. There are lots of things, just push yourself and get out of your comfort zone! Verse For The Day: The verse for the day is a word of encouragement, I want you to feel strengthened and supported as you step out of your comfort zone. 2 Thessalonians 2:16-17 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Farther, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. In other words God is on you side and He wants you to go for it as you step out of your comfort zone… He is cheering for you! So don’t stay comfortable expand your horizons….The Exit: Thanks for tuning into the challenge I hope that it is going well with you and that you are growing and expanding your view on life as you journey and allow God to lead you each and every day! If you know what you are going to do post it, make it public… Get out of the C Zone! Praying for you always, Ch
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Hello to all I hope that the start of your week is going awesome! I pray that theses challenges have been able to help you grow closer to God! If you have been tracking every day I just want you to know that is awesome. You are close to a week in. If you have been hit or miss that is okay just make a fresh start and jump back in. Today it is all about being comfortable, we like to be comfortable and we work hard to live in a comfortable state. The challenge is that when we are comfortable we tend to stop growing, simply because we are not challenged. Check out this video and ask yourself if you have gotten comfortable in your relationship with God…The Challenge: The challenge today is to do something that will make you uncomfortable… That could be talking to the person who know one talks to at school, or it could be praying for the people who don’t treat you well. We all have different comfort zones, so todays challenge is all about you getting out of your comfort zone. Do Something today that will cause you to not feel comfortable and will cause you to take risks and depend upon God. We are in a race and we have to run like we want to win the race. When you are training for something a competition or a game you train and work out hard if you really want to win. We have to see that in our relationship with God we have to train and work out hard so that we might win the battle. Don’t get comfortable, fight, push yourself and stretch yourself every day!Verse For The Day:1 Corinthians 9:24-27 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. 26 Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. 27 No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize. Wow take this verse to heart and remember that you need to push yourself with excitement for all that God has for you. Dig in and know that the journey that God wants you to travel on is powerful and awesome! This is a verse that I would mark and underline in my Bible and it is one that I would put to memory, so that you always have it as a reminder to not get comfortable…..Thank you so much for tuning into the Challenge. I hope that you are enjoying this journey! Know that I and the other awesome leaders of XGT are praying for you all the time! Live in the hope and the Joy of God and don’t get comfortable! God wants to challenge you each and every day so that you might see how awesome He is! Press ON!
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