Uncomfortable.

Warning: This post might make you feel uncomfortable. And I'm definitely not preaching, I have been convicted on this... Oh and I apologize for any typos... I'm doing this from an Ipod.

So let's get right down to it.

I am convinced that Christianity is NOT about making people comfortable. In fact I'm pretty sure that it's more about making people uncomfortable.

There's nothing comfortable about telling someone they're wrong and they need someone to fix them (aka Jesus).There's nothing comfortable about telling your friends that you love them, but their actions are unacceptable. There's nothing comfortable about being the first person to stand up in worship, or being the only person to raise your hands. There is absolutely nothing comfortable about sobbing on the floor at the altar with your friends while snot is flying everywhere and there aren't any tissues (we've all been there).

But we are called to do it.

We as Christians, are called to stand up, to raise our hands, to be weird and awkward and messy and UNCOMFORTABLE.

But instead we sugar coat things, pray in our soothing voice (you know, the higher pitched, softer one), we pat people on the back and say "Oh sweetie it's all okay," we bake people food to comfort them instead of loving on them. We look around the worship center, and let other people dictate our actions. We don't tell our friends about Christ, and wonder why we find ourselves sinning around them.

Being a Christian requires a little mess, a little awkwardness, and a few just downright uncomfortable situations. So we need to embrace it. Embrace the awkwardness. Be uncomfortable, and see what God does.