What if God is the One Disrupting Your Comfort?
When God Breaks the Box: Why Discomfort Might Be Your Breakthrough
Sometimes God moves in ways that unsettle us. If that’s you this week, I hope this word gives you clarity and strength.
“He who sits on the throne said, ‘Behold, I am making all things new.’ He said, ‘Write, for these words of God are faithful and true.’”
-Revelation 21:5
When God Breaks the Box
In Acts 11, Peter had a theological framework that made sense to him—clean, orderly, and exclusive. But God shattered that framework with a vision and a command that made Peter deeply uncomfortable: “Do not call anything impure that I have made clean.” This wasn’t just about food—it was about people. About legacy. About who gets to belong. God disrupted Peter’s world to expand the Kingdom. And He’s still doing it today. He will break through your assumptions, your preferences, and even your religious traditions to reach the one on the outside. Because His love doesn’t fit in your box—it breaks it.
That’s because He’s not interested in remodeling broken systems—He’s building something entirely new. “Behold, I make all things new,” Jesus declares in Revelation 21. This isn’t a soft reset. It’s a divine takeover. He’s not coming to make your life more comfortable—He’s coming to make it holy. The path to this new Kingdom is not through status or safety, but through love that looks like Jesus. In John 13, right before the cross, Jesus doesn’t gather power—He gives it away. He kneels. He serves. He loves. “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples.” Not by your opinions. Not by your influence. But by your uncomfortable, sacrificial, enemy-loving obedience.
And when you let God break your comfort zone, when you step into that risky, obedient, world-upending love—you find yourself in harmony with Psalm 148. All creation is already doing it. The heavens don’t question His commands. The fire and hail don’t hesitate. Mountains rise. Creatures sing. Everything in heaven and earth bends toward His glory. Maybe the reason we feel such tension is because we’re trying to stay comfortable. But we were made for worship that costs something. For obedience that stretches. And when you step into that kind of life, you’ll find it’s not smaller, it’s bigger. Not easier, but exactly where God is. And yet, it’s in the very place He calls us—outside the comfort zone, inside His love—that we finally find the safety and comfort our souls have been longing for all along.
Reflection
Is there an area—at work, at home, or in my faith—where I’ve resisted God’s nudging because it doesn’t feel “safe” or comfortable?
Who have I unconsciously labeled as 'outside' God's reach? Like Peter in Acts 11, are there people I’ve avoided loving or inviting in because they don’t fit my assumptions?
When was the last time I obeyed God in a way that cost me something—time, pride, convenience, or reputation? Do I default to “easy obedience,” or is my love starting to look more like Jesus' foot-washing, sacrificial love?
What is one area of my life that God might be trying to make new—but I keep trying to manage or maintain? Am I clinging to something God is asking me to surrender so He can rebuild it?
How can I turn something ordinary this week—a commute, a chore, a conversation—into an act of worship? If creation praises Him (Psalm 148), how can I join in with the way I live today?
Prayer
God, thank You for loving me enough to disrupt what’s comfortable. Even when I resist, You keep calling me into something deeper, truer, and more alive. I worship You not just for what You fix, but for how You make all things new. Help me trust You when things shift, to love like Jesus even when it’s hard, and to see every ordinary part of my life as a place where You can be glorified. I praise You for being bigger than my boxes and better than my plans.
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