Faith and the element of Risk

Have you ever felt uncertain or fearful when you've decided to completely place your faith in a person? Maybe someone like you dad? What if he's a hugely successful guy in the corporate world, a man of integrity and wisdom, a counsellor and active leader in church, loves his wife and kids (you), provides well for the family, tolerates your inconsistencies and idiosyncrasies, and is always there for you through your many ups and downs, WOULDN'T YOU FEEL VERY MUCH SECURED? Say you've entrusted the next 5 years of your life to him to decide the education or career path you should take, wouldn't you allow him to given his vast knowledge and experience? After all, his track record's been impressive.

Ok, so that's your daddy. Now, how about God?

If we put down all piousness and spirituality about us, I can almost for certain say that the response wouldn't be an immediate "Yes!". The truth of the matter is that we do feel a tinge (of course, it may vary from just a tinge to a tsunami of emotions) of uncertainy or fear. Why?

More often than not, our faith comes with an element of RISK. Faith is about God while risk is about us. If we are risk centered when we exercise faith, then we are really focusing on what we would lose if the action failed to produce the outcome. On the other hand, faith is about obeying and entrusting the outcome to God.

Makes sense? Some food for thought.

"The righteous shall live by faith." - Habbakuk 2:4

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