Saturday February 6,2010 Day 6

Risking greatness was todays challenge .
I think this took a lot of thought on my part.
Some people I think are born knowing what their passion is and what they want to grow up and become , for me it was more difficult than that .
I remember being fourteen years old and asking God what i could be of use at? I did a lot of things .
I sang in the chior, I played basketball, rode horses relentlessly, played the clarinet, and played soccer . I was mediocore at most excpet soccer which I played for nine years, I was good at it, but knew I would not become a world renouned soccer player. So i kept asking God , what am I good at? What can I do for you and maybe for a career?
I kept hearing this steady voice saying"take care of my children , take care of my children"
I was fourteen and could not take care of myself let alone anyone else, and I sure didn't want any kids , not then , not ever! (little did I know he would bless me with not one but four)
Years later we took in underpriveleged teens , I had always felt like I was a teen no one wanted, never quite fit in, so we took in teenagers from rough backgrounds who had emotional problems along with just being teenagers. This was good as it taught my children it wasn't all about them and to this day would share their plate of food with you without blinking and eye as this was the way they were raised, they don't know any different than to invite you in and share their own blankets with you.
I also had the privilege of working with an international organization for seven years and with kids from twenty two different countries. I was responsible for them before they hit Amercian soil and until the left the airport to go back to their countries ten months later.
So i have had many opportunites as far as life experiences and taking risks in uncertain situations.
I have also been with Hospice for many years and been honored to be with probably over fifty different people who were facing the end of their life. They tell you their hopes and their dreams. They tell you things they cannot tell their own families.
Of all my risk taking moments I have had my hospice years have helped me really realize the tremendous effect of the idea of literally one month to live , as I know see it through my patients eyes, where before I could not.
Now I am actually doing my best to use my imagination and walk in their shoes.
But I also know that God still has huge risks in store for me .And their is some fears there.
One is the writing of a book. It took me two years to come up with a title , now that I have it the real work begins.
Another is going back to school as soon as the last one leaves the nest this fall. To say I don't have some butterflies would be putting it lightly.
But we are all called to do great things. And if we take the path of least resistance we will never reach all He has called us to be !
I also know He has risks for me to take I do not know about , ones that require trust in Him on my part. And I am ready for the challenge !I know that if I only had one month to live , I would not care about risks or failure, that I would greet it head on with no hesitation and that 's what I plan on doing from this day forward!
Write down one risk that you belive God is calling you to take in your life.
Describe your fears regarding this risk.
Describe what the worst thing would happen if you took it and failed.
Pray that God will help you face your fears so that you can take the risks in order to be all he has called you to be!