Out of the boat

This Sunday we start our series called Surviving the storm of fear. We are going to cover 8 different fears that we all struggle with. A couple are The fear of the economy, the fear of failure, the fear of betrayal and the fear of insignificance. While preparing for this Sunday nights on the fear of failure I cam across a very challenging statement by Gary Haugen president of International Justice Mission, a ministry committed to the stopping of human trafficking. He said the following:

To sinful patterns of behaviour that never get confronted and changed,
Abilities and gifts that never get cultivated and deployed- Until weeks become months and months turn into years, and one day you’re looking back on a life of Deep intimate gut-wretchingly honest conversations you never had;
Great bold prayers you never prayed, Exhilarating risk you never took, Sacrificial gifts you never offered, Lives you never touched.
And you’re sitting in a recliner with a shriveled soul, And forgotten dreams, And you realize there was a world in desperate need, And a great God calling you to be part of something bigger than yourself- You see the person you could have become but did not; You never followed your calling.
You never got out of the boat.

Getting rid of fear shouldn't be our goal as Christians it will always be a constant companion to anyone that wants to make a difference.