Taking the Risk - Laetitia Zeeman

Not so long ago, I was watching a reality show on television and it was during an interview between the presenter and a man, when he said something very profound:

He said:  “There is nothing a man is more afraid of in life, than a woman who once broke his heart”.

Suddenly the woman who once broke his heart was standing in front of him giving him another opportunity to love her again, but he had to make a decision:

Is he going to take the risk of opening his heart again and make use of the opportunity to love her again?

Or is he going to let the opportunity slip through his fingers because he just didn’t want to take the risk of getting his heart broken again.

It doesn’t matter what he chose, because whatever the choice, choice always involves risk.

He might never get this opportunity again.

Even stepping out of your house in the morning is taking a huge risk.

But we all know, by staying at home, we will never accomplish anything.

Sooner or later, you will have to leave your house. Ha-ha!

Imagine never taking the risk of taking your first step as a baby.

Imagine never taking the risk of getting onto a bicycle, learning how to cycle.

Imagine allowing fear of water to prevent you from swimming.

Imagine not taking the risk and learning how to drive a car.

To me, on a personal level, opening my heart to love again was taking a HUUUGE risk.

But I thank God every single day, for taking the risk, for opening my heart again, for the amazing Godly man in my life.  

Getting into my car during lock down in June 2020, travelling with a permit, from Mossel Bay to Pretoria, for 14 hours, alone to go to my youngest son’s wedding meant taking a huge risk.

Life is all about taking risks:

David took a risk, facing Goliath, and the outcome of taking that risk, had an influence on history.

Esther took a risk, appearing before the king without being summoned, and saved a nation.

Moses took a risk, leading the Israelites through a desert, and saved them from slavery.

There are so many examples in the word of God of people taking risks with great outcomes.

I want to encourage you with this message today:

Maybe you have to take a risk today:

Maybe you have the opportunity to love again.

Maybe you have to make a decision for your business today, and there is a risk losing everything, but what if taking a risk today, change history, not only for your family, but for a nation, because you never know.

The good news is:  The moment Jesus died on the cross, the veil in the temple tore in two and because of what happened at the cross; we have free access into the Kingdom of God.

There once was a man named John who was an exile on the island of Patmos.  He was in the spirit realm.

He writes in Revelation 4:2 in the Passion Translation:  “Instantly I was taken into the spirit realm, and behold – I saw a heavenly throne set in place and someone seated upon it”.

We read about Jesus in Isaiah 11:1-2 "There shall come forth a Rod from the stem of Jesse, And a branch shall grow out of his roots."  The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him, The Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord.”

In Revelation 1 and 4 we also read about the 7 spirits of God that is before the throne of God.

You have free excess to the heavenly realm and the 7 spirits of God.

Whatever you need, is already available to you today.

Do you need wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge?  It’s available.  Because of Christ in you, you can engage into the heavenly realm and draw from wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, or whatever you need today.  Everything you need is already inside you.

And after engaging, you will know if taking that risk, is worth it.

I want to encourage you to exchange what you have always known for what you’ve always wanted.

You can’t afford to keep the life of your dreams waiting.

I want to greet you in Hebrew today with:  “Ba’ruch Ha Shem!

Meaning:

Praise the Lord!  It includes:  no matter what the reality is, Yahweh is blessing me, keeping me, sustaining me, feeding me, strengthening me, guiding me ….

Have a beautiful blessed day.

Laetitia Zeeman