Out of the Comfort Zone

I often wonder if the army is where God wants me to work for him—I’m in the Canadian Infantry Reserve, if any of you are wondering. Sure, running around and getting paid to do cool stuff like flying in helicopters and using assault boats sounds fun, but I wonder how I’m fulfilling God’s will during this time, “The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness. He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance” (2 Peter 3:9).

In fact, I make it a priority to surround myself with Christians in my life so that we may build each other up, and here I am learning to shoot more efficiently so that I will be a better soldier.

Then, God intervenes with acts of his providence, giving me opportunities to share my faith in Jesus Christ and even pray with a few of my friends— I guess its God’s way of telling me that he still has plans for me in the army. And although it is important to have that Christian foundation of friends to encourage one another, I believe that God calls us to, at times, leave what we invest in and fulfill his will. Maybe this is why Jesus says, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (Luke 9:58).