Today’s episode is a holy gut punch. We’re naming the idol. We’re dragging comfort into the light, and we’re slamming the door shut. Comfort isn’t just a personal weakness—it’s the silent killer of courage, calling, and your God-given potential. The world may praise “taking it easy.” But Scripture calls warriors, not spectators. Jesus Himself didn’t come to make you cozy—He came to make you dangerous to the darkness.

So what’s it gonna be when your moment comes? Will you stay safe—or will you live bold, broken out of the cage for Christ? Brace yourself, brothers and sisters. This one’s raw, real, and rooted in the unchanging truth of God’s Word.

“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me.” - Luke 9:23

Episode Highlights:

01:30 – This drug is our addiction to comfort. You see, many of us, we just sit here and we don't think that comfort is an addiction because quite honestly, our culture is constantly celebrating this. In fact, entire industries are built on making our lives easier, faster, softer, more insulated from inconvenience. But spiritually speaking, for a moment, this addiction to comfort can. Can be just as dangerous as several bad things that we're all familiar with, namely, lust, greed, pride, so many more. Because it can quietly pull you away from God's purposes without you even realizing what's going on.

08:21 – Here’s a truth bomb in your face: God doesn’t need you comfortable. He needs you committed. And commitment means sacrifice. It means risk. It means putting your reputation, resources, and even your very life on the line for the sake of the gospel. And who is willing to do that? Where are the men and women of courage that are willing to say, ‘Here I am, Lord, I’ll put my life on the line’? Comfort will tell you there’s always tomorrow. The Spirit will tell you the time is now. Which voice are you going to listen to?

24:05 – Imagine that you continue your current patterns for the next five years—same prayers, same risks or lack thereof, same generosity, same evangelism. Basically, it’s the status quo for the next five years, nonstop. Now compare that future, compare the future you, to the one who chooses one costly obedience a week for the next five years. Which life would you want to present to Jesus? What story would you want your kids to tell at your funeral? You got to realize comfort is killing your potential quietly. But the good news is that resurrection starts in tombs. If you’ve buried your gifts under the soil of safety, Jesus specializes in calling dead things to life. Roll the stone, step out and start breathing.

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