As a young leader I have taken many risks. The older I get I catch myself being more cautious. I think that this is a common road most leaders go down. The older we get and the more an organization grows the more there is to lose. When you first start out, you have nothing so taking risks is no big deal because there is nothing to lose. Then something happens. The church or organization starts to grow and now you have staff, budget, people, buildings etc. There is SOMETHING to lose.
It's at this moment you have a choice to make. Will you stop taking risks for God and become comfortable in your income, leadership position or season of life that you are in? This is very dangerous---in my opinion when a leader starts playing it safe you begin to slip into irrelevance.
If you want a Biblical example on this area, look no further than Moses leading the children of Israel. It was a BIG risk that Moses took and the children of Israel were some comfortable that they didn't want to risk it all.
What risk are you needing to take today that you are hesitating to take because you might lose something? I have some and God is working me over big time on this area.
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