Taking risks can be a difficult thing. I’m not talking about gambling or anything like that. There are things that we can step out and do every day that have a potential downside. The thing I’m having to learn is that these are just a normal part of life.
I’m pretty apprehensive when it comes to stepping out and doing something out of the ordinary. I generally don’t like change. That’s just a part of my personality. But change is inevitable. So, it’s best not to run from it. Maybe I need to learn to embrace it. In fact, I’m starting to wonder if the things I think of as being risky are really that risky. When I think about many of the risks I’m afraid of taking, I don’t know that the potential downside is really that great.
If I think about reaching out and striking up a random conversation with someone at work, or even a stranger, how big of a downside is there really? At best, I will maybe get to know that person better, and maybe even become friends. At worst, I will end up just back where I started. So, what keeps me from stepping out and doing these things? Well, it basically comes down to fear. But what is fear based on? Well, it is often based on things that never actually happen. In the instance of reaching out to strangers, or random acquaintances, it’s probably based on the fear of doing or saying something embarrassing. But, even if that does happen, is that so terrible? Maybe an embarrassed, but more involved me, is better than a disconnected, but unembarrassed me.
I guess the conclusion I’m coming to is that in a cost/benefit analysis, the potential upside of taking a risk is huge and the potential downside is so small. So, if I we’re looking at this in investment terms—say I was comparing it to investing in a stock on the stock exchange—I could feel safe in making that investment. I could easily add that to my portfolio.
And the great thing about reaching out to others is that the investment is mutually beneficial. I have the opportunity to benefit from getting to know someone else, and they can benefit from getting to know me better. The interesting thing is that many people learn this in college—speaking in merely pragmatic terms. Even though they didn’t make those connections with that intent, they learn that the friendships and acquaintances they made in college can benefit them much later in life. When trying to network and find career opportunities, they can tap into these past relationships to find inroads to new opportunities. It’s not always what you know, but who you know.
But much of the fear in stepping out involves what other people think about me. One thing I need to realize is that other’s opinions of me can easily get blown out of proportion. Simply because of the importance of what they think of me is partly reflected in the reality of how little time they probably spend in thinking about me.
AV Joshus 1:9: “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.” In the daily risks that we step out and take, God continually tells us that He is with us in all these things. This is what our courage and strength should be based on. This should encourage us when we are facing a scary opportunity. We can be courageous when our act of faith is based in Him.
AV Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” This is a statement of assuredness by Paul to the Philippians. His confidence was based in Christ and His strength. He knew that whatever God led Him to do, He would also give Him the strength to do it. Paul learned much of this through experience. But he knew where his strength lie. His strength was in Christ.
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AV Romans 8:18: “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” Much of what we go through in this life can seem to be pretty big in the here and now. And some of the things we go through may be the result of our stepping out and taking a risk. But the realization of how small these sufferings are in the light of eternity really puts them in their proper perspective. We face a minimal risk now for a great reward later.
AV Jeremiah 9:23-24: “Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.” Here’s another reference to ‘it’s not what you know, it’s who you know’. And much of this verse is based in a certain humility. We don’t glory in anything of ourselves. The only thing we can truly glory in is knowing God. When we have the confidence of knowing God and who He is, it’s going to color every aspect of our lives. All of our actions, stepping out in faith, and moving in directions that are sometimes scary are based on us knowing Him and His character. We can be truly confident because of this. So, I’m not confident because of who I am, I’m confident because of whose I am.
AV Joshus 1:9: “Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God [is] with thee whithersoever thou goest.”
AV Philippians 4:13: “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
AV Romans 8:18: “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time [are] not worthy [to be compared] with the glory which shall be revealed in us.”
AV Jeremiah 9:23-24: “Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches: But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I [am] the LORD which exercise lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness, in the earth: for in these [things] I delight, saith the LORD.”