Last week I discussed about letting my sin nature dictate my choice to stay in my comfort zone and not be uncomfortable, how I needed to reorient my focus, and how all of that was an issue to do with self control according to 1 Timothy 3:2, which says,

“Now the overseer is to be above reproach, faithful to his wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,” – 1 Timothy 3:2 NIV

This week on my journey towards eldership I have been focusing on pushing myself out of my comfort zone in the ways I should have last week. I have been trying to, and being successful at, staying outside of my room and away from my bed when I’m at home, which being in my bed too much has been a major struggle for most of my life.

Another way I can work on growing when it comes to self-control and comfort is to be willing to confrontational and uncomfortable in social interactions. There was a social interaction I completely shut down during this week because I was uncomfortable and what they were talking about was causing me to stumble . Then when asked about how I was, I proceeded to lie about being fine. I could have confronted the person and asked them to stop, but I didn’t and I let it grow bigger than it needed to be.