What happens when we get comfortable with the hazards in our lives?

In this episode of Sermons on the Side, Richard shares another lesson from a job site. During a safety meeting, a safety director described how an employee had suffered a minor injury because he had simply become too comfortable with a hazard that had been around for a while. The warning was simple: just because a hazard has been there for a long time doesn't mean it has stopped being dangerous.

That idea translates pretty quickly into our walk with Christ.

As Christians, we can become comfortable with spiritual hazards too - temptations we've learned to tolerate, sins we've stopped taking seriously, habits we've justified, and areas of our lives where we've gradually let our guard down. What once raised alarms can eventually begin to feel normal.

Brad and Richard talk about the importance of staying spiritually alert, recognizing the dangers that can slowly pull us away from God, and practicing the spiritual discipline of confession. 1 John 1:9 reminds us that when we confess our sins, God is faithful and just to forgive us and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The goal isn't to live afraid of every hazard. It's to refuse to become comfortable with the things that can damage our relationship with God.

Because sometimes the most dangerous hazards aren't the ones we don't see.

They're the ones we've seen so many times that we stopped paying attention.

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