I am usually most resistant to change when I am most comfortable. Insecurity or feelings of inadequacy often accompany resistance to follow God's leading for me. I have the ability to rationalize anything. My old work folder had written on the back, "How much time do I waste rationalizing why I shouldn't do what I know God told me to do?" I wonder if anyone else does that?
Describe times in your own life when you have been resistant to God’s leading. What are some of your fears associated with following God’s lead? How might you overcome them?
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So maybe when I am in an uncomfortable position, I will clearly see God's will for me, since the position I am in wouldn't have been where I would have chosen to be. Wow, that sounded good in my head, but looks terrible written. I just finished reading Ch. 3 about the Prayer of Jabez and relating it to God "enlarging" Paul's territory. I never realized that ALL those things happened to him, including spending a couple days in the sea after a shipwreck. I'd like to think that if I were in his shoes, I could keep plugging away and sharing the Gospel, but part of me thinks I would shrink back. So maybe it will take an uncomfortable situation for me to accept change and GO for it.
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