“So she did as she was told. Her sons kept bringing jars to her, and she filled one after another.” 2 Kings 4:5 NLT
In between where you are and where you want to be is a mountain called RISK. Some people are risk-takers; they’ll climb the mountain just to get to the other side.
Some are risk-averse; they want nothing to do with the mountain. Both sets of people get what they want—a risk-free life to stay in a familiar environment or a risky life that gives them new experiences.
The widow in the anchor scripture had two choices: carry out Elisha’s instruction or look for another more “practical” solution, which includes doing nothing.
Inaction is not real because when you don’t take action on something, you’re taking action on something else. We were not designed to be stagnant… we’re always moving in a direction, sometimes unintentionally.
So, where are you headed?
How can we use risk to make better decisions?
On the other side of risk is reward. When we analyse the risk involved in a venture, we must also identify the rewards of our actions; otherwise, we’ll either be paralysed by the level of risk or take risks just for the sake of it.
Here are four steps to making better decisions and taking calculated risks. Insert your goal into the blanks.
- Risk of Inaction
Answer this: What is the worst thing that could happen to me in the future if I don’t _______?
- Rewards of Inaction
Answer this: What is the best thing that could happen to me in the future if I don’t _____?
- Risk of Action
Answer this: What is the worst thing that could happen to me in the future if I did _______?
- Rewards of Action
Answer this: What is the best thing that could happen to me in the future if I did _________?
Many times, the rewards outweigh the risks. In cases where the risks outweigh the rewards, you’ve either not identified the rewards, or that goal will require sacrifices that you may regret making.
“I make decisions that my future will be grateful for.”
Have you ever done something you still regret?
Such decisions must be prayed against. But after prayer, wisdom is needed. Through wisdom, even mistakes become lessons that lead to gratitude.
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