Matthew 25: 21 (NIV) “His master
replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a
few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your
master’s happiness!’”
Risk-taking is
something successful people do on a daily basis. I only learned that much later
in my own life. I was one of the people who actually “played it safe.” I would
look at a situation and realize it may have some risks. I wouldn’t risk
something I couldn’t predict the outcome of.
The first thing
I realized is that no matter what we do, we are going to give an account of
what we did here on earth whether we believe it or not. I was challenged to
write my book after many years, in fact, 18 years to be precise. My husband is
my best motivator. I must tell you it took me a long time to get it done but I
managed to do it.
The first
invaluable reason for risk-taking is learning from your own mistakes. I wrote
my first book and I am planning on writing another. I have learned
there are a number of things that need to take place for the book to be
published and I also am learning there are much more to come. Here I see the
two guys in Matthew 25 the one received 2 talents and made another 2 talents
and then the guy with the 5 talents made another 5 talents. We see that the
master said “Well done, good and faithful servant!”
The second
invaluable reason for risk-taking is learning that you won’t get it right the
first time. You need to persevere and hang in there. I believe the third guy in
Matthew 25 slipped up here, he received 1 talent and because he was afraid of
his master he felt it was better to burier the talent. Big mistake on his part,
he missed out on the opportunity to better himself. So from my own point of
view, we need risk-taking to help us grow and move forward.
In closing let
me tell you that yes life comes at us with all kinds of interesting things but
we are to make sure we try anyway. What you and I don’t realize is that at the
end of the day we are going to give an account of what we had done with all our
talents. You won't miss this appointment with God whether you believe in Him or
not. You know that you are going to die, and you are going to see God on
judgment day.
Prayer
Heavenly Father,
Lord thank You for all the talents and gifts You have entrusted to me. Please
let me do my best and never disappoint You. I humbly pray in the Holy Name of
Jesus Christ. Amen
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