When and how do I determine a risk is worth the backlash without falling under the influences of personal distaste for investment in the Kingdom?  My willingness to undergo, whatever, I repeat whatever the repercussions as equal or opposite reaction for my defense of our faith has to be determined and discussed or naked I go onto the battlefield for Christ.  We are no longer babes, but men.  Therefore we must prepare for these instances and divine opportunities, determining before hand how we will react in theory and then making it real by taking that to the Lord through prayer.  It is inconsistent with reality to imagine that we will perform differently in a tense situation if in peace we are incapable or unprepared to suffer the fiery darts of the enemy for the sake of Christ.  We will always perform what we practice and it is naive at best to imagine that we will react in any other manner than fight or flight if we have done no preparation and meditation on that moment when will be called upon the act in a manner consistent with our FAITH.

What then is worthwhile?  What then is my risk aversion?  What then is worth losing for the sake of the Kingdom and what will keep me on the sidelines because it is too much to give for God?  You don’t want to have this conversation.  I get it, nor do I.  However, it is a discussion that must be entered, followed and resolved before I will go onto to the battle field with you.  We must know what each other plans to do before going out there and finding our what we will actually do.  If you are not willing and ready to lose it all then how can I expect that you would have my back or I yours? Are we in this for victory, willing to withstand whatever comes our way in our faith in God’s capacity to overcome and our own willingness to remain courageous or are we just a bunch of talk and little action?  Because this is not a game, it is the reason for our placement in this thing called life and it is not going to go away just because we find the discussion unworthy or too difficult to pursue.

They are not going to like what you say.  They are not going to like the Holy Spirit convicting them through us.  It is unlikely that they are going to give us love and cookies for telling the truth of the Gospel.  If that is the mindset from which we enter the fray then we are foolhardy at best.  Let us be real, let us determine before hand that which we are willing to sacrifice and in truthful acknowledgement of our fears and reserve we must then go before God asking for the courage and willingness to give it all when asked.  To go on to the field of battle not having had this discussion prior to is absolute foolishness and I simply will not move until you know my heart on this matter.  For the reward is worth the risk of everything I’ve been given.  Do you feel the same?

I pray for us in Jesus’ Name