Getting Uncomfortable

Tonight in Student Leadership, (a small group of leaders at Fusion) we talked about what it means to truly follow Jesus. There are many factors in fully following Christ, but the one that stuck out to me was the need to step out of our comfort zone. God calls us as Christians to be fishers of men. A lot of times, however, we are ministering to people, but not the people that need it the most. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but what about the people that really need Jesus? For example,In my own life, I love on and share Jesus with people that I'm close too, and most of the time, they already have atleast a little faith in God. Meanwhile, I'm aware of people around me that most likely really need a friend, and for someone to tell them about Jesus. This poses a challenge for me. I personally am not very comfortable with talking to people that I'm not close too. And to be honest, I have a hard time talking to people that aren't like me or that don't seem to fit in to the social category of 'normal'. Tonight, God revealed this to me. One girl in the group talked about getting comfortable with being uncomfortable, and picking up our cross. You see, when Jesus carried the cross on his back, he was not comfortable. But he kept going because he loves us that much. Every day, we need to pick up our cross, and seek those who need Jesus. It's uncomfortable, yes. But it's part of truly following Jesus, and it's what he calls us to do. So, God has challenged me to get comfortable with being uncomfortable, and to reach out.