In the Swiss Alps, there is this place called the 'Half-way house'. And tourists will sort of sign up to climb the mountain. It' s a one day thing and so the tourists will arrive very early in the morning and get ready to climb. After they have climbed for about 7 hours (half-way), they will reach this place called the half-way house where climbers can get warm and have a rest. The surroundings are really comfortable. There is a big picture window for climbers to enjoy the magnificent view; there is also a fireplace, hot chocolate, and good food to eat.
After some time, a bell will ring, signalling them that rest time's over, time to start climbing. If I remembered correctly, Pastor Yang mentioned that only 10% of them will get up and start climbing again. The rest will stay back in the half-way house. And without fail, that afternoon as the other climbers reach the top those in the halfway house gather by the window and watch. A quiet regret always falls on the group as they contemplate what might have been if they would have choose to endure the climb rather than enjoy the comfort.
This certainly reminded me of this thing called the 'comfort zone'. Am i in it? Or am i out?
Pastor Yang ended by asking us:
Are you mountain climbers? Are you gonna scale greater heights?
Are you gonna be a Christian living on the lower plains, where it's comfortable, where there's food and all but when the flood comes, you're washed away?
Or are you gonna be a mountain climber? where it's uncomfortable, where the air's thinner but Where floods can't touch you?
Haha...hope this has inspired you not to stay in comfort zone, but to scale moutains. The more you hope to achieve, the higher the price to pay.
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