Get In THE ZONE!

In our Christian walk we have an opportunity to be ‘In THE ZONE' and we choose whether to accept the challenge or to just continue life in another ‘zone’.

God gives us the free choice. There is nothing pushing us one way or the other. It is of our own free choice that we make commitments in this life.

Where is our commitment today? Is it ‘In THE ZONE' or somewhere else.

There are three zones that we all fall into. Check out this Scripture:

Proverbs 4:11-13 “I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life."

·        ‘THE’ ZONE; this is where Jesus is and where God desires us to be. Ready and willing to go and be and do in His Name and for His purpose. That can be anything from being obedient in our family or going to a foreign land and proclaiming the Name of Jesus. When we are in ‘THE Zone’ we are in relationship with Jesus in a way that nothing comes above it and God blesses that! We are growing in the Lord; reading His Word; working in the local church and serving God to the best of our ability. When we are in ‘THE Zone’ we find God's blessing in ALL situations and we are keeping our eyes on Him no matter what the circumstances or situations are in our lives!

·        ‘The Comfort Zone’; this is where Christians get comfortable coming to church sometimes and helping out when it makes us feel good. This is where the Christian is that says ‘hey I will help or do or be only IF it is comfortable for me’.  This Christian is not obedient to the Word and obeys when it is comfortable for them. The relationship with Jesus suffers because unless it makes the person comfortable to read the Bible; it is put on a shelf and only used on Sundays and Wednesdays. This person finds that God blesses others more often than their own life and discouragement is ALWAYS on the horizon. Things happen and this person always thinks that it is because of the judgment of God on their life. It is okay to have a little Jesus and a little sin as long as there is comfort.

·        ‘The Danger Zone’; this is where people get in a place in their lives where they are neither a believer nor a non-believer. They are in such a place that nothing really applies and sin is more appealing than accepting Salvation in Christ. There is no obedience to the Word of God and there is no relationship with Christ. Sometimes people who are in this zone make a profession of faith but what happened at the altar on the day they professed God’s Name was a onetime only experience and they do not choose to continue it. There is no prayer and the condition of the heart is cold. It is cold to other people AND God. This person often wonders why they ever confessed Jesus’ Name! In the ‘Danger Zone’ this person makes decision without any thought and serves only themselves. This person laughs at Christians and their belief and has a small niggle in their heart that tells them they really should try to believe; but the voice in their mind is way too strong and it overshadows the still, small voice telling them the truth and sin runs rampant in their lives. Nothing goes well for this person and they blame all the bad on the Lord.

Where do we want to be? What kind of ‘zone’ do we really want to be in? For the sake of our life, our family and our existence; we should desire to be in ‘THE ZONE’ for the Lord. All things work together for good to those who love Him! That is what the Word says to us.

God gives us willingly the keys to make it in this life we are living here on earth. He KNOWS the trials and problems that we face and tells us in the Word that if we will give our entire life to Him we will show us the way and light our path! There is no failure when our hearts are tuned with His. When our relationship with the Lord is where it should be and we are reading and studying and praying and fill our lives with all the good that God has to offer; He just has such a way of making our steps light and joy filled no matter what the circumstances are in this life.

To be in THE ZONE does not mean that the life of a Christian is an easy road! Problems come and circumstances happen that cause us to look even closer at the Word of God and pray even more diligently that we did yesterday. When our hearts are filled with belief in Him; this is an easy task in the heart. We will walk through the problems and circumstances of this life filled with God and He will direct the way.

It is my prayer that we all desire to get  in ‘THE ZONE’ for the Lord and put our relationship with Him first and give God the problems and circumstances and let Him control it all.

Believe Him today! Your life will NEVER be the same!

Proverbs 4:11-13 “I guide you in the way of wisdom and lead you along straight paths. When you walk, your steps will not be hampered; when you run, you will not stumble. Hold on to instruction, do not let it go; guard it well, for it is your life."