God wants you to be in Comfort even as He guides you out of your Comfort Zone. This morning before starting my quiet time, I heard “kneel before me”. Oh Lord, I thought. Me and these knees ain’t gonna make it on this hardwood floor. But, out of obedience to God, I prayed while kneeling on the hardwood floor.
The pressure on my knees grew the longer I stayed on the floor. My prayer was “choppy” at best because my concentration was on the pain in my knees: not on communicating with God. After several minutes on the floor, I decided to take my quiet time position “back to the bed” where I usually am. As I climbed into the bed, I ended up in a kneeling position that just felt right. Well, what do you know?!
This kneeling position-in bed, gave me the comfort level I’m used to during my quiet time and it also allowed me to fully comply to God’s directive. And guess what? My prayer turned from “choppy” to powerful. I couldn’t help but Thank God for the revelation that He’s not opposed to my comfort when I’m in His presence and obeying Him. That when I find myself working strenuously to achieve something that He’s asked me to do, there IS nothing wrong with finding an easier more comfortable way for it to be done: He’s not requiring me to be discomforted in order to obey Him.
I later told a friend about what had happened and her question to me was “who told you that you had to get on the floor to pray?” My response to her was “it was what I thought I should do in order to kneel before Him.” I’ve wondered today how many hard paths I’ve taken over the years because I thought I should have done something one way when there very well could have been an easier way to do them. Now, ask yourself the same question and be prepared to find ways to obey God in comfort as you Enjoy the Journey!
