In The Zone

Jesus looked at them at said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26

Ragin Cajun athletes were “in the zone” this weekend. The softball team went 5-0 in a tournament. The baseball won 2 out of 3 from Alabama in a packed house. Men and women’s basketball both extended winning streaks. When you are in the zone, it’s like you can’t lose. When you are in the zone and at the plate the baseball looks like a beach ball. When you are in the zone in basketball, everything you throw at the basket goes in.

We like to live our lives “in the zone.” Sometimes it’s because we are just awesome. Often it’s because we stick to the comfort zone. We live in a way that allows us to be successful. It may mean we settle for a job that’s not too challenging. We don’t do things we might fail at. We find a place in life in which our natural talents are enough to get us what we need.

God isn’t satisfied with us living life in a comfort zone. He wants us at a place where our natural ability isn’t enough. Where we can only make it with His help. It’s not enough for us to be natural successes. He wants us to do the impossible, the supernatural. For that, we have to move out of our zone. We can’t be comfortable. We can’t be in a place where our talents are enough.

It must have been awesome for Peter to see Jesus walk across stormy waters. It wasn’t enough. He was lead to get out of the boat where he was reasonably safe and step into waters where he reasonably should drown.

Don’t settle for the reasonable and the natural. Step out of your comfort zone and step into the God zone where you need Him for everything and life is truly awesome.