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The Trap You Never See

After Moses killed the Egyptian and fled into the desert, he eventually landed in Midian, married Jethro’s daughter, had a son, and built a quiet life tending sheep. Exodus tells us he was content to live there. Forty years rolled by just like that. And during every one of those forty years, his people were still slaves in Egypt, crying out to God under the whip while their deliverer was perfectly comfortable in another country.

That’s the danger of comfort: It rarely feels like a trap because it doesn’t hurt. The lights are on, the bills are paid, the family is fine, the weekends are predictable, and somewhere along the way, the dream God planted in you goes quietly dormant because tending the life you already have is so much easier than chasing the one He’s calling you toward.

This isn’t a guilt trip about needing your life to look like a crisis to please God. It’s a warning about a particular kind of contentment that’s really just spiritual sleep. There ought to be something inside you slightly unsettled—not about your relationship with Jesus, but about your purpose. When growth stops, decay sets in, even when everything outside looks fine.

Pray

Lord, wake up the calling I’ve let go quiet. I don’t want comfort more than I want You. Amen.