Risk

14 -18"It's also like a man going off on an extended trip. He called his servants together and delegated responsibilities. To one he gave five thousand dollars, to another two thousand, to a third one thousand, depending on their abilities. Then he left. Right off, the first servant went to work and doubled his master's investment. The second did the same. But the man with the single thousand dug a hole and carefully buried his master's money.
19 -21"After a long absence, the master of those three servants came back and settled up with them. The one given five thousand dollars showed him how he had doubled his investment. His master commended him: 'Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.'
22 -23"The servant with the two thousand showed how he also had doubled his master's investment. His master commended him: 'Good work! You did your job well. From now on be my partner.'
24 -25"The servant given one thousand said, 'Master, I know you have high standards and hate careless ways, that you demand the best and make no allowances for error. I was afraid I might disappoint you, so I found a good hiding place and secured your money. Here it is, safe and sound down to the last cent.'
26 -27"The master was furious. 'That's a terrible way to live! It's criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.
28 -30"'Take the thousand and give it to the one who risked the most. And get rid of this "play-it-safe" who won't go out on a limb. Throw him out into utter darkness.'
Matthew 25:1-13(The Message)



The journey that you are on with God many times involves risk. In order for you to peel back the onion and really get to know the magnitude of God’s love, you will need to step out on a limb and trust that your Creator and Friend will be there to catch you if you fall. Successful people in this world will tell you that no one has ever achieved anything noteworthy without taking a risk to get there. This principle applies to business, to your relationships, to your finances, to your personal walk with Jesus, to every aspect of life. So, knowing this, I ask you, what is the risk that you need to take in order to continue on this narrow road of abundant life that your heart so longs for? What is God quietly whispering in your heart of hearts for you to do? Maybe it is coming clean on a secret sin that has been destroying you from the inside out, maybe it is forgiving that person that you just know will continue to tear your heart apart if you open the door once again, maybe the risk has to do with your finances as God could be asking you to invest in other people, in His work, in helping to fund the rebuilding of the horrible tragedy in Haiti? Whatever it is I encourage you to take that risk today, don’t wait any longer as God has big plans for your life and He wants to use your story to make a difference in this lost and lonely world that so desperately needs to experience His love.