Comfort Zone or Combat Zone

Comfort Zone or Combat Zone

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  Pr. Asap Singh Adaptedfrom Pr. Joel Thomasraj, Chennai
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   Worry FreeLife (Just Chill up??)  Driving Luxury Car?  Eating and Sleeping?  No Work – Just have fun?  Living in a Bungalow?  Servants to look after?  Abundance in everything?  Properties and Money from Parents?
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  Combat – Meaning A Fight (Especially in a war)  Competition (Not an easy go)  Struggle  Oppose  Resist  Attack  Withstand
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   2 Tim4:7 – I have Fought the good FIGHT…  1 Tim 6:12 – FIGHT the good FIGHT of Faith…  Eph 6:12 – We do not FIGHT against… but against spiritual forces  Phil 2:25 – Fellow Soldiers in Christ…  1 Tim 1:1-7 - Faithful Soldiers of Christ…  2 Tim 2:3 – Good Soldiers of Christ…
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   Comfortable Lifestyleoften make people lazy and leads them to defeat.  Adolf Hitlar lost his battle as he slept one full night (Insomnia) – The commander was not able to execute the order without his approval – neither dare to wake him up!  Samson slept comfortably – Lost the strength (Judges 16:19-20)  David stayed comfortably while there was war – Fallen into sin (2 Sam 11)
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   14 “Forit is just like a man about to go on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted his possessions to them. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another, two, and to another, one, each according to his own ability; and he went on his journey. 16 Immediately the one who had received the five talents went and traded with them, and gained five more talents. 17 In the same manner the one who had received the two talents gained two more. 18 But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money.  19 “Now after a long time the master came and settled accounts with them. 20 The one who had received the five talents came up and brought five more talents, saying, ‘Master, you entrusted five talents to me. See, I have gained five more talents.’ 21 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful with a little things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’
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   22 “Alsothe one who had received the two talents came up and said, ‘Master, you entrusted two talents to me. See, I have gained two more talents.’ 23 His master said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant. You were faithful with a few things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your master.’  24 “And the one also who had received the one talent came up and said, ‘Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you scattered no seed. 25 And I was afraid, and went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what is yours.’  26 “But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. 27 Then you ought to have put my money in the bank, and on my arrival I would have received my money back with interest. 28 Therefore take away the talent from him, and give it to the one who has the ten talents.
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   The Masterdid not say anything what to do!  The Master did not demand anything!  The Master did not say when will he come back!  The Master did not say where he was going?  The Master did not say anything about being accountable to the talents! ALL WE KNOW IS THE MASTER GAVE HIS WEALTH TO THE SERVANTS ACCORDING TO THEIR ABILITIES!
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   MASTER  Twoservants who were on Combat Zone! – “Well done! Good and Faithful servant”  One Servant in Comfort Zone! - ‘You wicked, lazy servant,
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  “People in ComfortZone do what they are asked to do BUT People in Combat Zone do what they are called to do.”  People who know their call and purposes in Life.  People who react/do something about their call.  People who work beyond their abilities. “Go the second mile” – Matthew 5:41 (Jesus’ Style)  What you got is not important (it can be 2 or 5) – Why you got is important! – David was asked to deliver food to his brothers (1 Sam 17:17) but he was called to kill a giant and become a King!
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  “People in ComfortZone wants to return what they received BUT People in Combat Zone wants to be accountable for what they received.” RETURN VS ACCOUNTABLE v.19 - “Now after a long time the master came and asked for accounts” – He did not ask to return what he gave rather asked for accounts!
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  “People in comfortZone work for what they are Paid for BUT People in combat zone work for what they are Made for.” Mat 25: 25 – “I was afraid (of you) and went out and hid your treasure in the ground. See, here is what belongs to you.”  Capable doing Vs Actually doing (Dynamic Tension)  People who take ownership of what is given (at First your Life, Time & Treasure)  People who are passionate about their call (God doesn’t take something away even if you are not doing it right) – Saul (1 Sam 15)
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   Don’t diminishyourself and be satisfied of what you have right now! - Prodigal Son –  Moses (Exodus 2:21) doesn’t want to leave tending the sheep.  Elijah – doesn’t want to leave the river for 3 years because he got food in right time.  The storms in your life makes you to move to the combat zone!
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   Let’s dowhat we are called to do!  Let us be accountable for what we received!  Let us work for what we are Made for!  Stop Settling in “Fine” – Fine is not Perfect LET US PUSH FORWARD IN 2021 – NOT BE COMPLACENT OF WHAT WE HAVE… BE IN COMBAT ZONE!
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  Credit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNq9PF378N0