Do you have what it takes to be a risk taker? Lets look at some of the qualities of a person who takes risks:
Risk takers are people of prayer. It's in prayer that we receive direction. It's in prayer that we receive wisdom. It's in prayer that we receive revelation and vision and purpose and strength. Without these things, we can't move forward with confidence.
Risk takers are people of vision. "If you can imagine it, you can achieve it. If you can dream it, you can become it." (William Arthur Ward). If you can't see it, if you can't imagine it, you'll never risk for it. Risk takers don't risk for something they aren't sure of, they have a sharpness of focus and a clarity about what they pursue that propels them toward their goal.
Risk takers are people of obedience. Risk takers trust God enough to do whatever He says, even if it doesn't seem to make any sense.
Risk takers are people of faith. In order to be a risk taker, you have to hold fast to what you know to be true, regardless of what you see taking place in the present. You have to continue to believe even in the face of great adversity.
Risk takers are people of passion. They are compelled by powerful emotion about what they are risking for. They have an intensity that carries them through the valleys and the setbacks and keeps them moving forward.
Risk takers are people of focus. They are able to tune out all other distractions around them and fix their eyes on pursuing a single purpose.
Risk takers are people of confidence. They are confident in their God-given ability. They have a confidence that comes from knowing that they are headed in the right direction. They aren't just stumbling along blindly, grasping at straws, wondering if they are going to succeed. Risk takers are confident because they've prepared and they've planned.
And finally, risk takers are people of words. They speak their world into existence with their words! You won't hear negative words on their lips, only words of faith and a positive confession, regardless of their circumstances.
