Send Me Lord
“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here I am! Send me.”~ Isaiah 6:8
A year ago, if someone told me I’d be here on Substack talking about my faith and conservatism in this world, I would’ve stared at them as if they were some dumb person. Because a year ago I was sure that God was calling me different places, and maybe He was. But I was under the belief He was calling me to stay in my comfort zone.
Let’s face it, a year ago I would’ve never thought I would be on here, or studying political and Christian books daily, or getting involved in TeenPact and making speeches there or even thinking of joining TPUSA. But that’s just how God works. He pulls you out of your comfort zone and shows you all the blessings outside of it.
Sometimes saying “here I am Lord, send me”, means God will send you out of your comfort zone to places you never expected to go or places you don’t feel ready to go to.
In such a broken world today, many Christians are called to step into the arena of this world and correct the error that many people have fallen under. We are called to go out and proclaim the truth, boldly and fearlessly. Now some people presume that this means we must stay in our comfort zone, but if you think that, you are very wrong. Yes, it can be scary to step out of your comfort zone, but God calls us to (Joshua 1:9) . If you don’t take a stand don’t expect the people looking up to you or around you to take a stand. You must be the change you are wanting to see. You have to be willing to take that step of faith if you want other people to do the same.
Recently I’ve stepped out of my comfort zone by beginning to do speeches at political camps and what not. I have terrible stage fright at times, so as you can imagine, this was not and is not easy. But I realized that if I want to fulfill my dreams, if I want to have a change in this world, I have to start here. The place that throws me out of my comfort zone the most. I have to be willing to stand up and do what scares me if I want to encourage other people to do the same. Instead of encouraging others to do something I can’t even do, I decided it was time to put actions into my words and not just use empty, meaningless words that even I couldn’t follow.
Sometimes that is what following God is like. We have to be willing to go visit new places or areas where even we feel most uncomfortable in. We have to be willing to excuse the scary part of it and just trust God (2 Timothy 1:7 , Proverbs 3:5-6).
Remember the part in the Bible where Jesus is walking on water during a storm to His disciples in a boat? Peter told Jesus that if it was really Him, then Jesus should enable Peter also to be able to come on the water alongside Jesus. Jesus said ‘come’ and Peter got out of the boat and walked on water. Imagine being in that scene. That would be a huge step of faith, you would really have to trust God in order to have faith that you would not drown in the water. No one can walk on water. Jesus showed Peter that he had to have faith in Him in order to be able to do such. As soon as Peter began to be frightened and freak out though, he began to drown and cried aloud to Jesus saying, ‘Lord, save me!’, and Jesus pulled Peter up and questioned why he doubted Him. (Matthew 14:22-33)
In this part of the Bible, we are reminded that even through the scariest things, we are called to have faith and set our eyes upon the Lord. This applies to stepping out of your comfort zone in this world nowadays. We must have faith that even though it may be scary and intimidating, God is ultimately in control.
So even when you feel uncalled for, or unready to step out of your comfort zone, just remember that God doesn’t call a ready you, He calls the you that you are and then changes you.
Do not be afraid to be that voice for Christianity in this world, or the truth. For man are can do nothing but make us closer to God. So don’t have fear of man, but rather of God. Every time God calls you out of your comfort zone, be ready to do it. Be ready to say “send me Lord” and then go out fearlessly to serve the Lord.
Be that voice for this world. Be ready to fight, because the state of this world now has progressively gotten worse and will continue to until we stand up and fight for the truth. Even if people hate you, persecute you, or stand against you, do not be afraid. For it is better that we stand alone in truth, then join a million people standing in lies.
God isn’t calling the ready you, He’s calling the you that you are now so He can change you. And if you let Him, He will. One voice, no matter how small it is, is still a voice. One voice is capable of raising up millions.
Be ready to step into that arena. Be ready to step out of your comfort zone. When you are given that opportunity, don’t wait, don’t hesitate, go straight for it in prayer and submission to the Lord.
The choice is yours. You can stay back and cower to the lies of this world and remain in your comfort zone, or you can step out of your comfort zone with the willingness and faithfulness to want to glorify God in all that you do.
It is time to change America and this world for the better. It is time to fight the good fight, for our families, for this country, and for the Lord. Do not be afraid but place your faith in the Lord.
Praying for you all,
Scarlet Cummings