What stops us

There is very little that can and should be said following this video.

I've had several thoughtful moments over the last year. It really started when I first heard Hillsong United's Solution. What is the church doing? What is the body of Christ doing? What am I doing? I've come to this conclusion - going from one comfortable service to the next. We live a comfortable safe life in between more or less oblivious to The Call. Scattered here and there are glimpses of what we are supposed to be doing to advance the boundaries of the Kingdom of Heaven. But it's not a constant. Why can I not break out of this. So much inside of me wants to not just do the extreme but be the extreme. But then so much holds me back, comfort, fear, finances, and pride. It is every bit angering, frustrating and sad.

The funny thing is that tonight I'm begining a series encouraging my teens to break out and do hard things. Go against the cultural expectations - break out of the chained mentality that they are not capable of doing anything significant in society or in the Kingdom until they are older. Maybe I should listen to my own messages more.

Do you ever have that "something just isn't right" feeling? What stops us from changing?