May 14. Do You Do Dangerous Anymore?

In what areas is your team or company not advancing in a dangerous way? Most might answer this question that our team does not do dangerous things. We do not risk failure, embarrassment, capital, or our security. We do what we know, and we do it how we know to do it. Is that your company right now?

If nothing is being done that seems a little dangerous, then it seems that fear might have the upper hand right now. You see, the fear that surrounds us as leaders and entrepreneurs will tend to become higher when we have another level of success. It is easy to get comfortable in our comfort.

In our comfort, we can begin to be less of a pioneer, leader, or innovator because of it. The good news is that if you can leave personal judgment aside for a moment you can gain some clarity. The fog can clear. What if we could ask our clients and customers what they think or feel we are afraid of?

What might our team members say we are afraid of? What would your family members say you might be afraid of in the family? It seems that anywhere we are afraid today could be the most profitable area to explore. I doubt that our fear has just popped up suddenly, but it has probably been around for quite a while.

If so, we have not been taking advantage of confronting it so those profits that might be available have been stacking up like inventory. It is either that or it might be that someone else has been offering and serving where we have not. Where are your biggest fears right now?

What is the first thing you can do about it in the next seven days?

The history of King David throughout the Bible is filled with lessons that apply to our lives today. The main story that many remember about the king is when the boy David faces Goliath. As the nation of Israel and the Philistines face off against one another, they wind up spending more than a month listening to Goliath taunt King Saul and his troops.

An entire month listening to the taunts. That is a great example of fear. Both sides were deeply comfortable in fear. Everyone was comfortable except the giant Goliath. Even the warriors on the Philistine side were afraid of death. Why should they risk their lives in battle if Goliath would risk his?

They could comfortably sit back and allow Goliath to handle the entire battle. They were comfortable and confident that Goliath had this. But when David approached, the tables were turned. The outsider came to the situation, and he was not trapped in the fear.

You likely know the rest of the story. Where might fear have us trapped in our walk with Christ? What is it that you are most comfortable with in your faith and relationships with others in faith? Where are you not living a little dangerously?

Remember, anything that your mind’s eye believes is dangerous, is something to fear. That perception is going to keep you right where you are and comfortable. Is it really that dangerous though? No judgment against us personally, but what might God be able to handle for us in the situation?

 If you have not invited someone to pray with you, led a prayer for a small group, or attended a church, why not? If you do not invite others to church, why not? Those just might sound like dangerous places to us, and they just might be the places that God’s love might profit the most.

What can you do about it in the next seven days?

Let us pray, Jesus, we do live in life with our comforts and our fears. Help us to develop a vision of a fearless life. Help us to move forward boldly for the Lord of our life. May our attitudes of fear be recast into the foundation by which we move forward.

May the face of fear be transfigured by the love of God. It is time to do battle with our fears Lord, as the only fear justified is the fear of being without you. In Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen,