A thought by Kyle Idleman, from his book, One at a Time (p. 65). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.  (Click on the book title to go to Amazon to buy the book.)

That is so true.

Kyle said, "For instance, you wouldn’t run into a burning house. Why? It’s a risk, and your fear of taking that risk would be too great. But you would run into a burning house if your child was inside it. Why? It’s the same risk and would induce the same fear, but you’d do it because the potential return—saving your child—is worth it."

He continues, "Too often we avoid getting close to someone far from God and stay away from draining, difficult, and different people because there is Risk. We might be rejected. We could look stupid. We may not be able to answer their questions.

"When we stare at the risk, we are stopped by our fear. But we can stare down the risk by staring at the Potential return."

He goes on, "Each person we find ourselves in close proximity with is a child of God. God’s will is for you to love that person the way Jesus has loved you.

"We are scared of risk, but I think what we need to be scared of is regret."

He then says, "We don’t want to get to the end of our lives and realize we missed the purpose, the adventures, and the stories God planned for us."

And that is so true, so very true! Yes, yes! #continethought