What am I doing?

Recently, I was challenged to get out of my comfort zone. That's easy, right?? If I'm going to get out of my comfort zone, I need to know what my comfort zone is, right? My comfort zone is what I love to do. It's spending time with my family. It's hanging out with my friends. It's spending time at work. It's focusing on the "stuff" that consumes my time. It's what I wake up to do everyday... But, is this what I'm supposed to be doing? That's a good question.

I believe God has placed a call on my life. I have been called to work in full time ministry in the church. This call is has led me to be a music pastor at Fairhaven. In this call, I work with people (adults, youth, and children) to teach and demonstrate worship. I must lead a life of worship, not just a weekend of worship. I must fulfill this call because it is from God. But, is this my calling? Short answer, no.

God has placed the same call on all our lives. We are to be workers in the harvest. All of us. That is what we are to do. That means we must identify the harvest and start working. So, what is the harvest? The harvest is people, specifically people who have not accepted Christ as their personal Savior. So, I am to be a worker with the unbelievers. You are to be a worker with the unbelievers. That is what we are "called" to do. That is our great commission. By working in the harvest we are to make disciples. So, it's not just working with the unbelievers. We are to make disciples. It's the work of God that will change someone's heart, but we are still called to work in the harvest so we can make disciples. I know this is a little repetitous, but it's a point worth hammering home.

So, where does this leave me? If someone were to ask me where my harvest is, my answer would be, "Right here." Is that correct? Is my harvest in my comfortble work area with people I know and love? It can't be!! I must be reaching the non believers. I fully believe that leading worship on the weekends can do that, but is that enough? By picking certain songs to sing, does that lead people to change their lives and begin serving God? While I'm singing a song, is someone realizing that the only way they become a follower of Jesus is to realize that they live a life of total depravity and nothing they do can get them into heaven? I hope so... because if not, I'm not working in the harvest. I must equip people around me to do this, but I must do it as well.

What will this all look like? Honestly, I don't know yet. I'm working on it. I do know that I'm going to get out of my comfort zone. Hang on!! It's time to get to work!!

-Just my thoughts...