{"id":10456,"date":"2020-07-10T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mops.org\/?p=10456"},"modified":"2020-07-10T00:01:00","modified_gmt":"2020-07-10T06:01:00","slug":"sign-me-up-getting-out-of-your-family-comfort-zone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themom.co\/fr\/sign-me-up-getting-out-of-your-family-comfort-zone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign Me Up: Getting out of Your Family Comfort Zone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You and me, we\u2019re not moms so that we can go through the assembly line of raising a family \u2013 add a kid or two, throw in a pet, build a home big enough, and plan the best birthday parties ever. Deep down, even if it feels lost, we\u2019re moms who have the capacity to love and believe that as a family we can really make a difference in this world.<\/p>\n<p>The assembly line might feel like the everyday mundane routines of school projects or diaper changes or tag-teaming with your spouse, but let\u2019s add some rebellion to our day. You with me? Note: What we\u2019re about to do isn\u2019t always Instagram-able because it\u2019s about folks you don\u2019t know yet and that would be a breach in privacy to post. So if you have to document it so that people believe you did this, you might as well sit this one out.<\/p>\n<p>Rebellion is showing or feeling resistant to something. In our case, we\u2019re wanting more out of life and this requires resisting what\u2019s comfortable and refusing to keep up with the Joneses. And we all know the Joneses! Naturally we want to stick to ourselves, stay tight as a family, do what benefits us. A rebellious family steps out of what\u2019s comfortable and natural into a realm where others are blessed, our kids learn empathy and compassion, and our gifts are put to use producing supernatural results. The stirring that is inside you and your family is placed there to ultimately be a blessing to others. We\u2019re created for life together and the family has the potential to be a joint force.<\/p>\n<p>The rebellion requirements:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get clearance from above. <\/strong>God is the one who connects your heart and mind and wired each of you in the family for unique purposes and callings. You\u2019ll want to make sure it is well with your soul to go for it. The shakes and butterflies are a natural indicator that you\u2019re going against the grain!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Be you. <\/strong>What does everyone in your family have to offer? You can\u2019t be anyone else, but yourself. It just won\u2019t work. Your mind will be fixated on doing it like so-and-so and you\u2019ll wonder where the disconnect is. Friend, the disconnect is between the head and the heart. You\u2019ve got to personally feel it from within as a dream, a desire, a dare to live beyond the comfort in order to really make a difference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take the first step.<\/strong> Walk across the street. Find a gap in your community. Gather a few friends \u2013 all within COVID-19 protocol, of course. Whatever it is, act. When we act upon what stirs us, what frustrates and bothers us, what purpose God has woven into our family, stepping out of our comfort zone will be the natural next step. \u201cIt\u2019s in the urging that we lean in rather than away. We\u2019re hearing the voice of God and are in the tension of the decision. And that prompting toward faith is God.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Retell the stories often.<\/strong> You will have stories of triumph and setback. There will be moments that are evident of God\u2019s activity and presence and then situations that cause you to wonder if you heard God right. Whatever the case may be, you went for it, and that, my rebellious friend, is worth telling!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"common-button\"><a style=\"background-color: #936e72; font-weight: bold; box-shadow: 10px 5px 5px #3b3b3c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mops.org\/mamameetups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Join Our Community<\/a><\/div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Our family might have been the new ones on the block, but we were determined to be the welcome rather than wait for the welcome. God gave us a lemon tree, so we gifted lemons and homemade cookies and attached our contact information and gave these to our neighbors. We\u2019ve done pizza nights on our block and everyone in our family used their gifts to be a blessing. Someone made signs, another did silly dances on the street to get people\u2019s attention. A quiet one would restock the water and cookies, while the rest of us engaged in introductions and conversations. We\u2019ve done an arcade in the driveway using cardboard boxes and invited kids in the neighborhood to come and earn prizes. We got an ice cream maker for a birthday one year and over a few weeks time stored up several containers to host an ice cream social. We\u2019ve hosted an Easter egg hunt and no one showed up, and had over 20 people at this year\u2019s Cookies and Cocoa.<\/p>\n<p>Rebellious doesn\u2019t seem to fit, does it? But if everyone else were signing up to leave their comfort zones this would all be quite normal. Since it\u2019s not the norm in our world, you and me and the families we are raising get to be the rebellious ones. Sign me up!<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/shaunapilgreen.com\/\">Shauna Pilgreen<\/a>,<\/em><\/strong> along with her husband Ben and their 4 kids: Elijah, Samuel, Asher and Kavita embraced new and scary as they moved to downtown San Francisco in 2010 to start Epic Church and love the people. Every day is an adventure with a million people doing all sorts of world-changing endeavors. The family loves neighborhood walks, hosting people in their home, service projects in the city, travels, and their new puppy, Hershey. 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