Are You Playing Offense or Defense?

Take Christ at his word and see if he is true. If you're wrestling with some sort of decision, reflect for a moment and ask yourself, Am I being brave, or am I being safe? In the end, it depends on whether we think God can be trusted.For many of us the fundamental question is, In my Christian life, do I see myself playing offense or defense? Many Christians are so busy defending their own end zone that they have forgotten the joy of scoring touchdowns. We fret over what might happen to our stuff, our reputation, our standing, our children, our ideology, and our investments, and in the process we forget that we have these things so we can lie fully for Christ. All the things we value were never meant to be safeguarded. They were meant to be put at risk and spent, for we are in a life-and-death battle (Ephesians 6:10-13).-Gary Haugen, Just Courage: God's Great Expedition for the Restless Christian. pp. 106-107