I remember the days when 'gettting out of my comfort zone' meant trying to drink a gallon of milk without throwing up or rolling in dog poo and then asking a cute girl out on a date. That was youth ministry, or at least that's what the successful youth ministries entailed. In fact, I would wager that an alien observer of some youth ministries wouldn't be able to differentiate them from the TV show Fear Factor. You know what? Kids SHOULD fear drinking a gallon of milk. Kids SHOULD fear rolling in dog poo. When did being gross become synonymous with being brave? All this to illustrate that teens need to get out of their comfort zone.
I was very happy to see, at our 30 Hour Famine that 'getting out of your comfort zone' meant obeying God over and over again. It meant being Christlike. Here are a few closing thoughts about comfort zones:
The comfort zone....
Is synonymous with 'the disobedience zone'
Is probably even more relevant for adults
Is a stronghold in a pleasure driven culture
4 comments:
Comfort Zones are a scary thing... Im still trying to figure out how I can step out of mine
Technically, it's not the comfort zones that are scary, just the opposite.
Man am I annoying.
Lol..... I guess both are scary. It isn't fun to step outside of comfort zones, but its bad to be stuck inside one too, because then you aren't living to your full potential!!!
true
I guess 1 thing i didn't like about some youth ministries was that 'comfort zone' and 'personal space' were made synonymous.
Personal space is a legitimate thing. Comfort zone is more of a spiritual issue.
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