Embrace the Within no. 142

“No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon [money, possessions, fame, status, or whatever is valued more than the Lord].

Matthew 6:24 AMP

I can’t serve two masters BUT I try to serve the world and God every day. I get distracted from the light that is my goal by the diversions to the left, to the right, and behind me. I put my time and effort into things that do not bring God glory. I do these things because I am a human that is fallen.

I try to have the best of what God has to offer and the best of what the world has to offer. Sometimes it is for the worst the world has to offer as well. I try to keep my foot in the ways of the past me rather than in the new creation me. Why do I do that?

Why do I trust in the Lord BUT not fully submit to His Way? Why do I believe in Christ and love God BUT want to keep my old self as well? Why do I want to be a slightly modified creation and not a new creation?

There are a lot of reasons why I hold onto things that are not moving me forward. And one of those reasons is comfort. I have become comfortable with the way things are in this world. I have become comfortable with being comfortable. And change does not ever come from a place of comfort. Change comes when I am made uncomfortable by myself, by others, or by God. I can’t change in comfort.

When I first started this journey, I was really uncomfortable with a lot of things. Prior to that, I was okay with the way things were in my life even though the world made me uncomfortable. What moved me to change into a healthy person was the uncomfortability of the situations around me. I was uncomfortable with being unhealthy. I was uncomfortable with being powerless. I was uncomfortable with being surrounded by emptiness. Wherever I looked were hypocrites and lies. I was uncomfortable with living a life like that.

Are you comfortable? Are you settled into an acceptance of your situation in life? Are you resigned to your situation?

I pray that I never again feel comfortable with where I am in the Kingdom of God. I pray that I am always striving towards being better for the Lord. I pray that I always serve as an Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Lord. I pray that I serve no king BUT Christ daily in my walk with the Lord.

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

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