When I was making the leap to self-employment, I always convinced myself that it wasn’t much risk. Worst case scenario, I’d call up my parents crying and ask if I could live with them for a few months. Then I’d get a normal job and recover from my financial crisis.
To be honest, that would be quite a bit of humiliation. My parents would never shame me, but I’d definitely feel like a failure. So while I say there wasn’t really any risk…there was serious risk. That’s what made it a risk, and it’s what made it all the sweeter when I succeeded.
But I know many people who try to take the risk out of their dream. They create plan-B’s and plan-C’s so they won’t ever have to rely on someone else if their idea doesn’t work out.
And I get it. Risk is scary. But I believe too many people avoid risk completely because plan-B’s and plan-C’s are hard to make happen. It’s nearly impossible to prepare for every contingency and make enough money where you could literally fall off the grid for a few months without it hurting your pocket book.
Risk is risk because things could go wrong. You might injure your pride. You might have to rely on someone else. But that’s what makes it all worth doing.
Obviously, I’m not saying you should avoid being wise when you take risks. You don’t just dump all your life savings into a race horse. But I also believe you should act.
Be willing to risk for the dream God’s given you. I’m convinced, if you obey a risky word you’ve heard from God, He’ll honor that. In fact, I even believe He’ll honor it if you misheard. A father loves seeing his children risk and try new things. God’s a good father. He loves when we risk for His glory.