"Then the other came, saying, Lord, ere is your pound. I wrapped it up in a piece of cloth."(Luke 19:20)
One of the normal tensions in life is between taking a risk or playing it safe. We do this often. We might try to go outside of our comfort zones or just maintain the status quo. People may invest their money in high risk but potentially high reward investments, while others put a dollar bill in a box.
The thing about the risk vs. play it safe model is that there is more evidence that risk taking pays off. When we take the step outside of our comfort zone we find that in fact the world of opportunity opens up. And with each success our confidence grows. And even in failure, if we've taken the risk we might at least gain some wisdom from the experience and be willing to try again.
When we play it safe there is little hope for anything. We certainly get nothing other than another day to muddle through. We learn nothing. And stay stuck.
When given an opportunity to try something what will our response be. I'm not talking about trying things that can be literally deadly but things that might not work out. Two of the folks in the parable saw success, they took a risk and it worked. The person who played it safe, got nothing and lost.
I hope that when I'm given an opportunity I will have the courage to make the most of it.
Blessings,
Ed
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