Life Is All About Risks

For those considering starting a business, ministry, a blog, etc, this is for you. Everything you do in life that is worth doing is a risk. People go to college and study four years, spending tens of thousands of dollars. When they graduate, they have no guarantee of a job. That is a risk.

People get married to someone assuming the person they think they are marrying is who they actually are. Unfortunately, many people later realize the person is really somebody else. They end up divorced and heartbroken.

Having children is a risk. There is no guarantee your new baby will be born normal, much less alive. Your dream of having a new baby could result in utter despair.

Making new friends, applying for a job, buying a car – all a risk. Saying hello to a stranger is a risk – maybe he doesn’t say Hi back.

I have taken many risks in my life and often times it has led to disappointment. I have been through a divorce. A few years later, I tried to start a church but it failed. I have taken courses only not to get a job in that field.

But here is the thing, every good thing and every good person in my life, required me to take a risk. I would have never married my beautiful Heidi if I didn’t take a risk. I would have never had my 3 wonderful children if I had not taken a risk.

Even writing this blog post requires a risk. Maybe no one will read it. Much worse, maybe they will read and think it is boring or useless.

Friend, taking risks is part of living. If you aren’t taking risks, you aren’t living. So go ahead and take a risk. If you fall, Jesus will catch you.