Describe a risk you took that you do not regret.
Describe a risk you took that you don’t regret.
Risk is personal—a risk to you may not be a risk to me. Some people are risk-driven, while others are risk-avoidant. It seems a matter of choice, but for many, it is a matter of no choice—born with a timid heart, for instance.
I often see people who go out under a rainstorm warning without an umbrella and end up soaking wet. Whether these people are risk-driven or simply lazy, they are definitely chance-takers. Life is about taking risks, but life is also about not taking risks—or taking them only with safety measures.
Risks require control, yet the more control there is, the less tasteful life becomes, for risks are the byproducts of success or fun. An adventurer takes the risk of falling from the highest mountain he climbs; an entrepreneur takes the risk of losing his business due to his “uncontrolled” ambition. So, how do we take risks wisely?
The risk of failing or the risk of losing is a question I face, now and then. While I am not a risk-oriented person, I do take risks under risk-control measures to ensure no failures or losses. It is in my nature not to take unmanageable risks, and my profession has reinforced this approach. I don’t regret any risk I took, even when a price was paid. One example: I once engaged in an intensive physical training programme where the risk of injury was high if people went beyond their physical limits. I did go beyond my ability and injured my right eye and my back. But I have no regret, for I learned never to let my mind overwhelm my body again. That injury taught me reverence for my body’s limits, a gift I still carry.
Without risks, no gains; without gains, no growth in life—to lie down and die, or to die for living a real life: all is a matter of choice.
Some prominent biblical figures are classic examples of risk-taking. Abraham took a great risk when God called him to leave his homeland and family, embarking on an unknown journey, and he succeeded in faith (Genesis 12). Moses took an even greater risk when God called him to lead the Israelites out of the house of slavery—Egypt—and he succeeded in faith. And the apostle Paul stepped into unknown Gentile lands far from his homeland to preach the gospel, and he succeeded in faith, though under persistent persecution until he died in prison. Although Abraham, Moses, and Paul lived tough lives, they died for the glory of God. These examples show that where risks abound, faith shines brighter in the darkness—whether in the wilderness, in unknown places, or in prison.
Reflecting on our daily life, a risk of getting wet in the rain matters no more; a risk of running late to a meeting is all but nothing. You may find a risk that restores you, while others avoid a risk that would change them. The attitude of “whatever will be, will be” works for people in a general sense. But for Christians, our “whatever will be, will be” is founded only on a deep faith in the Lord of Life, Jesus Christ. The seen is risky, and the unseen is even more so. Whatever it is, faith conquers.
May my poem shine in your heart and soul👇🏻
“Seeing Is Not”~ ✨
Not seeing keeps things clean? Not so—
An unseen virus lays us low.
The sky may darken, blue withdraws,
But clouds will break—blue has no pause.
The cicada chirps, no form in sight;
Ants carve their paths beyond the light.
To see and trust is simple gain—
To trust unseen is faith’s true strain.
The seen cannot the unseen tame;
The foundation’s laid—life, death, the same.
So close your eyes, fling wide your heart—
Through all that’s seen, the unseen impart.
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Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
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