Fundamentals - Risk, Part 2

Let Go and Let God!
●Safety
●Status
●Reputation
●Respect
Security is the enemy of risky.
It's an illusion.
Example: Money is fleeting, God's word isn't.....
When all else fails, His word does not. It's the only security you have.

Americans in WW 2 didn't move to global risk until Pearl Harbor.
The way of life was threatened by economic uncertainty and genocide.
A life of risk is to follow Jesus into the unknown AND LOOK BEYOND OUR PAST!!!!!


GET PAST YOUR PAST:
1. I failed at a business deal and afraid to try again.
2. I prayed for someone one time, they didn't get healed so I gave up.
3. I was married once before- I'm afraid to love again.
4. My pastor was abusive- I'm afraid to join a church.
5. My congregation was abusive - I'm afraid to pastor a church.
6. I failed at a hobby or sport, so I won’t play anything.


FEAR Paralyzes!
BUT THERE IS AN ANTIDOTE....
He's in us
· He's for us
· He's crazy about us and loves us
· As Jesus is, so are we in this world.
· We have confidence that what HE DID, we can do
· His love for us PROPELS US to stand in the face of fear
· Backed by His love, we can RISK to fulfill His purpose because He first loved us
· He's calling us out to abandon THE LIFE OF SAFETY, and RISK IT ALL ON HIM!!!

EXAMPLE: GOLF
DON'T FOCUS ON THE HAZARD....FOCUS ON THE GREEN AND THE PAYOFF...

QUESTION TO PONDER:
Where is the paralysis by analysis in your life and where is God challenging you to bust free?