{"id":7301,"date":"2023-01-28T19:33:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T01:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/?p=7301"},"modified":"2023-02-10T09:57:46","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T15:57:46","slug":"taking-the-risk-out-of-risk-taking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/taking-the-risk-out-of-risk-taking\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Risk-Taking Need to Be Risky?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Does risk-taking need to be risky?\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"300\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=xphf4-1388df9-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 id=\"expose-going-too-far\" class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">EXPOSE  |  Going too far<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go.&#8221; \u2013 T.S. Eliot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"explore-safe-or-sorry\" class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">EXPLORE  |  Safe or sorry?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not, nor will ever be known as, a risk-taker. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, risk-taking makes for a good story.  But while we admire the person that takes risks when it pays off, it&#8217;s like a bad accident we can&#8217;t turn away from when it doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I don&#8217;t want to be the bad accident people can&#8217;t stop staring at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>T.S. Eliot&#8217;s quote helps explain why it is easy for me to put risk-takers into two camps.  On one hand, you have those that would find the edge of a cliff by running full speed until they begin to &#8216;fly&#8217;, and on the other, you have those that go down on all fours and slowly feel their way until they run out of earth.  I am definitely the latter.  Safe is better than sorry, right?  Surely, you don&#8217;t have to go too far to find out if you&#8217;ve gone to far? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the recent start of another year, I have to believe there were at least a few people that flirted with the idea of setting a goal to do something &#8216;daring&#8217;.  It reminds me of this quote from Eleanor Roosevelt: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Do one thing every day that scares you. <\/p>\n<cite>Eleanor Roosevelt<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Really, a scary thing every day&#8211;for a year?  I don&#8217;t know if that is a goal a person should set for themselves.  It sounds more like they lost a bet with someone that really does care about them.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sure, I get it.  The status quo is not very exciting, and, for different reasons, could possibly even be unhealthy.  Life requires (some) risk.  After all, &#8220;nothing ventured, nothing gained&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One dictionary definition of risk-taking brings some balance for me.  It defines risk-taking as being: &#8220;willing to take&nbsp;risky&nbsp;action in the hope of a desired result.&#8221;  It takes the &#8216;scary&#8217; out of Mrs. Roosevelt&#8217;s quote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here&#8217;s something I think we can work with.  Risk-taking is a willingness, to take a justifiable risk, given the preferred outcome.  There is wisdom in that.  Even though, given the fact you&#8217;re here reading this blog about wisdom, you might ask yourself: isn&#8217;t the point of pursuing wisdom to avoid risk?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Avoid risk?  No.  Take calculated risks?  Yes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I would say that Phillippe Petit provides us a healthy view of risk:   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Death frames the high wire. But I don\u2019t see myself as taking risks. I do all of the preparations that a non-death seeker would do. <\/p>\n<cite>Philippe Petit (French high-wire artist)<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>To take calculated risks is to take the words of Jesus to heart when He says in Luke 14:28: &#8220;For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it?&#8221;  Jesus doesn&#8217;t say that if there is any risk, don&#8217;t do it.  Instead, accepting that doing what is right and good involves risk, it doesn&#8217;t mean that it has to be risky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially, when you consider the why.  Referencing Romans 8:28, John Piper explains that:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>The promises of God that all things will work together for our ultimate, Christ-exalting good is the basis of our risk.   <\/p>\n<cite>John Piper, founder and teacher of desiringGod.org and chancellor of Bethlehem College &amp; Seminary<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For those who love God and are called according to His purpose, we really aren&#8217;t taking a risk by doing what is right and good in light of what God has promised to accomplish.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is this &#8216;why&#8217;, beyond practical risk assessment and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/taking-the-fatigue-out-of-decision-making\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">good decision-making<\/a>, that makes risk-taking less risky, and compels us forward with confidence in the face of risk.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"execute-making-risk-taking-less-risky\" class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">EXECUTE  |  Making risk-taking less risky <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With the &#8216;why&#8217; as our basis, there are a few other steps that we can take to help guide our assessing risk, as we seek to remove unnecessary risk and embrace necessary risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Keep your eyes on the prize  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Starting with the &#8216;why&#8217;, another significant part of considering risk is the reward.  In addition to  increasing self-confidence, learning a new skill, or benefitting financially, taking a risk may in fact be life-saving as well as life-giving.  Considering risk in this way is important because it keeps us from assuming that we alone should be the beneficiaries.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Faith Assessment<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>It is not&nbsp;<em>risk-taking<\/em>&nbsp;to which God responds. It is&nbsp;<em>faith<\/em>. God responds to faith that manifests itself in taking risks and stepping out by trusting Him.<\/p>\n<cite>Dr. Guy Richard,  president and associate professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological Seminary<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>As we evaluate whether or not a risk is worth taking, we should be certain of where we&#8217;re drawing our reasoning for taking the risk as well as the depth of our dependency on God.  If we&#8217;re moving forward without complete trust in God to be our guide and strength, we&#8217;re unwittingly assuming unnecessary risk.  There isn&#8217;t anything that we think we should do that is worth doing if it doesn&#8217;t require complete trust in God.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take a baby step<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We can sometimes unnecessarily avoid risk by thinking that risk-taking is all or nothing.  Instead, considering easing into it.  Masterclass.com suggests making incremental movements to relieve you from taking on the whole risk all at once.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the size of the risk, Dr. Malachi Thompson adds that our level of control is also means of addressing fear: &#8220;If you don\u2019t naturally self-identify as a risk-taker, start by taking risks where you have the highest level of control. You are more likely to succeed, increase your ability to assess, plan and executing taking risks.&#8221;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Risk-taking begets better risk-taking<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We only get better at something when we make the commitment to improve with each opportunity.  Because risk is something that we can&#8217;t, and shouldn&#8217;t avoid, our continually taking a risk will improve our ability to &#8216;count the cost&#8217;, and propel us toward the next necessary risk we need to take. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Always remember<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandie Holgate, international coach, speaker, and author, reminds us to start with what we know to be true about ourselves\u2013and I would add, what is true about God.  In her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/768345\/how-to-take-calculated-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">article on calculated risk<\/a>, she recommends that we recall the times we&#8217;ve been successful, what we are capable of, and that mistakes are unavoidable.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doing so will can also be a good reminder that God takes us down a path\u2013with intention\u2013caring for every detail along the way.  When we remain attentive and open-hearted, we benefit later in life by being able to recall the care God had taken to not just take us down a certain path, but the way that He chose to construct that path.  If we don&#8217;t take on necessary risk, we won&#8217;t have a record of God fulfilling His promise to &#8216;work all things for our good.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>John Piper has a great article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/interviews\/how-do-i-take-risks-without-being-unwise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to take risks without being unwise<\/a>.  In it, he prescribes a series of &#8216;tests&#8217;.  One test he recommends is to take what you could call the &#8216;heavenly hope&#8217; test.  In addition to our seeing God fulfill His will in and through our lives, this might be the only question we really need to ask regarding whether nor not we take a risk.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 Peter 3:15, Peter challenges us to be &#8216;prepared to make a defense&#8230; for the hope that is in you.&#8221;  In order to help us avoid our selfish nature and preoccupation with safety and ease, ask yourself: would taking this risk compel someone to ask me about the &#8216;heavenly hope&#8217; that is within me&#8217;?  That, may be worth risking everything.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>___<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Further reading:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/articles\/how-to-take-risks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to take risks<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/896209\/risk-taking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Risk-taking<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/768345\/how-to-take-calculated-risk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to take calculated<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifehack.org\/768345\/how-to-take-calculated-risk\"> risk<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.desiringgod.org\/interviews\/how-do-i-take-risks-without-being-unwise\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How do I take risks without being unwise<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ligonier.org\/learn\/devotionals\/risk-taking-faith\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Risk-taking faith<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crosswalk.com\/faith\/spiritual-life\/biblical-characteristics-of-risks-worth-taking.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Biblical characteristics of risks worth taking<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sermoncentral.com\/pastors-preaching-articles\/john-piper-john-piper-god-doesn-t-take-risks-1032\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">God doesn&#8217;t take risks<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/eepurl.com\/bLv-2j\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisdominallthings.com\/staging\/3400\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Wisdom-in-all-things-leadbox-wisdom-delivered.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for the Wisdom In All Things Email\" class=\"wp-image-1040\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@omgitsyeshi?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Yeshi Kangrang<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/EV9Io66tDm0?utm_source=unsplash&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_content=creditCopyText\">Unsplash<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go.&#8221; \u2013 T.S. 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