We get complacent too easily. At a certain point, and at a certain age, it can be tempting to just go with the flow. You wouldn’t want to rock the boat anyway, would you? No need to draw attention to yourself. Why let things lie? After all, you’ve been successful. Sure! You can always improve, but why not just coast along life?
About four years ago, my wife and I were faced with a decision. We could stay in a town we love with a church that supported and appreciated her and a workplace I valued. I had just received a promotion. Our youngest child was about to graduate from high school. Why not just kick back and coast?
Instead, we felt called to a church out west. We sold our house. I resigned from my job. We left everything cherished and familiar to try something new. Why shake things up like that? Why make such a change?
- Because faith without taking a risk with works is dead
- Because creativity isn’t doing the same old thing
- Because to stay young, you need to act young once in a while
- Because it’s better to try and fail than wonder if you ever would have made it
Creativity comes from shaking things up a bit and trying something new. It has a lot in common with walking by faith.
