Comfortably Numb

I have been thinking on this for a while now, and still have a lot I am unsure on. I don’t even know if I should write it down yet, but here I am.

Comfort is one of Satan’s biggest and most effective weapons. We are so often assaulted by comfort that we have no tolerance for discomfort. We get angry at the smallest inconvenience, at least I know I am very guilty of this. I try to start out being super patient, but I often find it difficult to maintain patience and not let interior disorder move me to chaos, and I always feel horrible afterwards. Even if I do not fly off the handle, that isn’t exactly the best method for measurement.

The comfort of this world numbs us to the necessity of walking with God in preparation for living with Him in eternity. I am begging the Holy Spirit to give me the strength and courage to do the things I know I should. Perfect example, I was driving home from work earlier this week, and saw an older man walking on the sidewalk with some grocery bags. He was stopped takin ga break, and I had a strong pull to pull over and at least offer him a ride. Because of my selfishness and comfort, I kept on driving and even felt super convicted with what you do to the least you do to me. I don’t want to live in such a state of comfort that I deny the simplest commands and instructions from God.

The section right above is precisely why I am writing this out. I know that the temptations of the temporal are so crafty and attractive. I also know that there is nothing more I want than to lead my family in such a way that we all spend eternity in God’s glory.

How do we work that out without going to far? Can you go to far? Why don’t we go to far?

I think we should follow what we are led to, but that we should actively have a solid faith life to better discern God’s will for our lives. I also think that we are called by varying degrees, how we follow Our Lord. What I mean specifically by that is some are called to monastic, clergy, cloistered, etc life and some of us are called to serve as ministers of our families. To have and lead families, to love families like God loves Christ, and Christ loves the Church.

For certain, reading scripture under the guidance of the Church, prayer, and worship lead us and guide us to discern God’s will for us.