Calculated Risk

A friend maybe the only guy who actually reads my blog made a comment to me about the fact that I haven't written anything recently.  What he doesn't know is that I have. Turns out I have 3 drafts that I just haven't posted.. I'm not sure why maybe it's because I'm not sure about how open and vulnerable I want to be.


 

A conversation over coffee with a friend yesterday got me thinking about something. With God is there really a such thing as calculated risk?

We were talking about him looking for new jobs and interviewing this week and how if he got offers from both places that interview him what choice he would make.  One is short term but offers possible growth and one of a kind experience and the other other offers stability. We talks about this and the options pros and cons. This made me wonder about our trusting him. As God moves us in to new places do we think to our-selves "no, that's too risky" or do we trust God to provide and lead us into a new experience. This was by no means his response but still allot of thought goes into our life decisions.

Again the question arises were is the faith in Jesus, if I act Godly and things turn out different whats lost? Does God have a plan inside that calculated risk?  As we grow in our relationship with Christ, I believe he desires that we trust him, wait on him to lead us and then make a decision with him in mind regardless of our fears. Some times the scariest decisions in life is Gods way of teaching us more about trusting him and then him proving that he is faithful to us.


Psalm 9:10
Those who know your name will trust in you, for you, LORD, have never forsaken those who seek you.


Hebrews 10:23
Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful.

Do I know what I'm going to do? Am I going to take the risk? Only God knows. Maybe just like most of us I need to some faith in my Identity in Christ and who he's made me to be, trusting that the "what I have to offer list" will eventually be a what I'm glad I have list for someone else some day. ''


More and more, I walk in confidence in the man God created... Seeing past my flesh is still tough. 


Good Night,