"God has rigged the world so that it only works when we embrace risk as the theme of our lives, when we live by faith. All attempts to find a safe life, to live by the expectations of others, just kill the soul in the end. That's now how we find life.
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So, let me now ask you the question: If you had permission to do what you really want to do, what would do?
Don't ask how--that will cut your desire off at the knees. How is never the right question. How is a faithless question. It means 'unless I can se my way clearly I won't venture forth.' When the angel told Zacharias that his ancient wife would bear him a son named John, Zacharias asked how and was struck dumb for it.
How is God's department: He is asking you what. What is written in your heart? What makes you come alive? If you could do what you've always wanted to do, what would it be?"
John Eldredge, Dare to Desire: An Invitation to Fulfill Your Deepest Dreams (Nashville: J. Countryman, 2002), 40-41.
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