It's best to play it safe
Hall & Morcsh write about this myth in their book, "When There's No Burning Bush."
After I read this chapter, I realized as of recent how much this speaks volumes to me.
I do not know if any of you can relate, but there has always been something easy about taking the safe path. I know I have made decisions where I may have chosen one way, but decided to take the sure thing. I mean, I would like to think i'm the type that would live the current common sports motto, "Go big, or go home." Or in the sales world it would be, "I'm not here for the steak knives." In reality, I am taking those strides to get out of my comfort zone to have the faith that God will bless my decisions, but it's not easy, and usually at first, not so comfortable.
It's funny how we have become conditioned to take the safe road. I think a lot of it stems from something I heard in a message on the radio. It's a fact that one of the top motivators of people is fear. I mean how many times have you contemplated doing one thing or going one direction, then to change your mind to take the safer route?
I think God wants us to think big, to take risks, and to rely more on Him.
I think we need to count on making mistakes. The authors explain how we need to 'fail intelligently'. It makes sense, we need to be somewhat calculating, but not so hindered that we slight creativity. Point being, that it normally takes risks, and failures, to succeed in a big way. Just ask Thomas Edison, or maybe just read about him. I would like to think God thinks this way too. Who's perfect? Who's going to have all the answers? Who's never going to do wrong? Who's never going to fail?
I would think that not many can claim to any of those questions.
In the same chapter the writers talk about Jesus and the disciples the night on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on water. Normally, we think of the story how Peter's faith was tested when he started sinking. The fact is that Peter was the only apostle to get out of the boat. Peter clearly stepped out of his comfort zone. Peter was the 'rock.' I wonder if I would have played it safe and been a spectator?
I think this parallels a lot of the decisions that we make as Christians.
After I read this chapter, I realized as of recent how much this speaks volumes to me.
I do not know if any of you can relate, but there has always been something easy about taking the safe path. I know I have made decisions where I may have chosen one way, but decided to take the sure thing. I mean, I would like to think i'm the type that would live the current common sports motto, "Go big, or go home." Or in the sales world it would be, "I'm not here for the steak knives." In reality, I am taking those strides to get out of my comfort zone to have the faith that God will bless my decisions, but it's not easy, and usually at first, not so comfortable.
It's funny how we have become conditioned to take the safe road. I think a lot of it stems from something I heard in a message on the radio. It's a fact that one of the top motivators of people is fear. I mean how many times have you contemplated doing one thing or going one direction, then to change your mind to take the safer route?
I think God wants us to think big, to take risks, and to rely more on Him.
I think we need to count on making mistakes. The authors explain how we need to 'fail intelligently'. It makes sense, we need to be somewhat calculating, but not so hindered that we slight creativity. Point being, that it normally takes risks, and failures, to succeed in a big way. Just ask Thomas Edison, or maybe just read about him. I would like to think God thinks this way too. Who's perfect? Who's going to have all the answers? Who's never going to do wrong? Who's never going to fail?
I would think that not many can claim to any of those questions.
In the same chapter the writers talk about Jesus and the disciples the night on the Sea of Galilee where Jesus walked on water. Normally, we think of the story how Peter's faith was tested when he started sinking. The fact is that Peter was the only apostle to get out of the boat. Peter clearly stepped out of his comfort zone. Peter was the 'rock.' I wonder if I would have played it safe and been a spectator?
I think this parallels a lot of the decisions that we make as Christians.
posted by Jonathan at 6:54:00 PM
2 Comments:
so what risks are you contemplating?
At this moment i'm speaking of career, business, and education goals.
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