(This is kind of a continuation of yesterday’s post).

What are a couple practical ways to counteract the risk averse reflex that sets in as soon as we secure some level of success?

-Remember.  I can’t think of a better motivation to trust God radically for the future than the memory of His faithfulness in the past.  Sometimes, when I’m tempted to sit out a big opportunity because I think it’s too risky, I’ll mentally list all the times that I’ve felt like this before.  Then I’ll compare that list against another column that reflects the results of those previous God ordained risks.  Nothing generates present tense faith like realistic reflection on how God worked it out last time.  And the time before that…

-Collaborate.  Certain people force me forward in my faith whether I like it or not.  When I feel my faith retracting in the face of a risk, I’ve got a short list (very short) of people I gather around me.  These people lift my altitude.  After an hour or so with them, the risk seems smaller because God seems bigger.  And that’s because He is bigger. 
Sometimes I just need help seeing it that way.