I love cheap pizza!

FACT:  I love cheap pizza!!  NO, not the "hey this is on sale 2/$10" kind. I mean the 99 cent pizza that you can sometimes get on sale for 79 cents.  You know the thin crusted, sometimes cardboard consistency el cheapo pizza that barely has enough "cheese" to cover the sauce.  Yep! That's the one!  Yes, I know it's not good for me.  And yes, I know it's full of all kind of preservatives and probably fake meat and cheese, And of course I know that it's nothing like the homemade kind or the celebrated New York style but I LOVE it!!!! Even though it's not the BEST I still love it.
That got me thinking...why do I love cheap pizza so much?  Why would I ever settle for such a sub-par product when there are so many others out there that are so much better?  And I think I figured it out. There's something about the taste and maybe even the consistency that transport me back to times in my life that were so simple and carefree.  Back to elementary school and the days of square pepperoni pizza with whole kernel corn and peaches...maybe to my college cafeteria with the same square pizza but dipped in French dressing (yes, it sounds weird but it was good at the time).  And then I started thinking about other areas of my life where I settle for mediocre, possibly even cheap versions of the best simply because they make me feel comfortable.  Unfortunately, I was able to identify several.  I can look back over my life and recognize times when I didn't move forward simply because it took me out of my comfort zone.  It's so easy to just stay comfortable and not risk anything even when we know the possibilities are endless and the outcome could be so much more.  We stay in a job we hate, we keep relationships that aren't healthy, we don't risk building new relationships just because staying in the comfort seems better than moving into the unknown.  It can occur in all areas of our life.
2014 is shaping up to be a year of change in my life.  Although I know I'm not in the place I want to be, I pray I am allowing God to move me into the places He wants me to be.  It may be a slow process and there may still be times I'm tempted to settle for cheap pizza. However, I truly want to trust HIM and follow HIM into the depths HE wants to take me.  I want the mac-daddy super ultra supreme slice of the pizza and I know that only comes with giving up the cheap, cardboard version that brings me comfort.
It's time to step out of our comfort and find the best that HE desires to give us!!!!