Comfort Zone

So today while in Chapel I was giving a girl I know a hard time about taking my seat. The chair(s) she and her friends were sitting in I and my friends have sat in since Sophomore Year now. I was sick one day (a few weeks back) and they started sitting there...

Well She immediately jumped to the defensive, and talked about how that was her seat and how she had been sitting in it for quite some time now. I pointed out that she started sitting there when I was sick, she looked at me and informed me "well you move it you loose it"

**Note I was NOT arguing with her, simply giving her a hard time and such like

But this made me think... are we THAT set in our ways, buried so deep in our comfort zone, and not to mention competitive to fight over a seat in chapel/church

yes church... I have seen this in the churches too people sitting in the same pew and yelling at others or pouting if someone else is sitting in "their seat"

Or what about if the Pastor shakes it up a little? the service is not in the exact same order as it has been for the past thirty-six years... what then? they people get sent into a crazy frenzy

Why are we so convinced that God will love us more if we sit in the exact same seat in the front of the church or it the service stays the same

What would people do if someone went in and totally remodeled the church over night and it didn't look the same on the inside? What significant value does any of it truly hold?

Will we still have "our seat" in church when we reach Heaven? will the seat we sat in even matter?  When we stand at the gates will God quiz us on where we sat? "OH you moved around sitting in different spots you cant enter Heaven only people who sat in the same place can..." or "Oh you sat in the back? sorry that's not good, but well you get bonus points because you sat there faithfully"

Get out of your comfort zone, thats when God really works... do you think that Jesus was in His comfort zone up on the cross? but He did it to save you... was Peter in his comfort zone when he walked on water? no but he did it....

end thoughts....