Take a risk - in life and in your faith
Sir John Templeton is one of the greatest investors of the 20th century (Franklin/Templeton Mutual funds). He is a devout Christian. He wrote this...

What is the risk in doing nothing? Certainly the choice to do nothing is your own business. But deep inside, every one of us knows we're meant to be active, and we know in what directions that activity should be aimed. What happens to air and water when they remain still, silent? They grow stagnant. They become a breeding ground for germs and disease.

Instinctively you know that doing nothing is resisting and avoiding the natural flow of life, because it's not the nature or design of the human being to be inert. You have too much power, too much energy in mind, body and spirit for that to be true. Unused, those gifts are wasted. So if you do nothing, never start, never step forth, never try, it's not going to be easy to remain at peace with yourself for very long. The longer you do nothing, the more you procrastinate, and the harder it is to talk yourself into doing anything positive and worthwhile.

What is the risk in doing something? You might not do it well. You might not like it. You might be wrong; it might not work. It might turn out to be a useless idea or effort. You might look foolish. You might waste time, energy, money. You might fail. Fear of failure is a paralysis!

Even if you try and fail, you will generate energies in the process that can create a new perspective for you, give you a new way of seeing things. Your experience gives you new knowledge and wisdom, and that is never wasted. And you know...you might just succeed. Even if you're nervous or afraid, go ahead and do the thing and see what happens. Say to your fear, "Yes, I know you. But I'm going to do it anyway." You've started down the road, and your momentum will gather. So start with the present idea and do something. More ideas will meet you on your way, and you will find yourself living fully alive!

Soar!