AUDACIOUS — showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks; daring, fearless, brave, courageous, valiant, venturesome
I was immensely inspired when I heard brilliant author and speaker, Erwin McManus, sharing his miracle story. He was dying from cancer, but is now cancer-free and living AUDACIOUSLY. Erwin went in for a simple \u201cinsurance exam\u201d for a life insurance policy. Cancer was found throughout his body. He then realized he had been taking \u201cliving\u201d for granted.
He said, \u201cI\u2019m dying, but so are you. We live our lives as though there is no end and so we live it as though it has no value. If we understood our life is time-dated and when we took our first breath, we were moving toward our last breath, then maybe we would live our life AUDACIOUSLY.”
He went on: “We get so complacent in our lives \u2013 so comfortable. We think \u2018Don\u2019t rock the boat. Don\u2019t take me out of my comfort zone.\u2019\u201d Then he spoke about how he now looks at each day as one to take on AUDACIOUSLY. First day of surgery, he forced himself to get up and walk. Painful? He said, \u201cTremendous pain, but pain meant I was alive to feel it.\u201d
Three weeks after his cancer surgery, though still in tremendous pain, he played two hours of basketball with his buddies. He said, \u201cCancer may determine how I die, but it cannot determine how I live. I will live out my life AUDACIOUSLY!\u201d
AUDACIOUSLY living each day. I held a Life Group at my home in Tulsa. It was called the \u201cThe 50s+ No Limits Life Group” and we described it this way: \u201cAre you ready to live a life of audacious, \u201cno limits\u201d faith? Are you tired of the bench, and you’re ready to play the game? Then “The 50s+ No Limits\u201d Life Group is for you. We are all about believing God for the impossible and helping others do the same. If you\u2019re not dead, you\u2019re not done! We will dream big, take action with passion, make new friends, have extreme fun and fellowship, and be an encouragement and support to each other on this exciting journey of faith!\u201d
And, we did. That little band of women recognized that AUDACIOUS faith produced AUDACIOUS results. We witnessed marriages being restored, physical healings, new jobs being given, babies being born, and oh, so many more answers to prayer.
Those big AUDACIOUS prayers are what Jesus had in mind when He gave us the Lord\u2019s Prayer for our model. \u201cYour will be done on earth as it is in heaven!\u201d God is for us. If we don’t believe that, then we’ll pray small timid prayers. If we do believe it, then we’ll pray big AUDACIOUS prayers. And one way or another, our small timid prayers, or big AUDACIOUS prayers will change our lives. WOW!
I’ve witnessed it. When I\u2019ve prayed with bold, AUDACIOUS, unwavering faith, I’ve seen God move enormous mountains. Father knew best, but my complete trust in Him, brought the answer to those prayers in ways I couldn’t have even conceived.
To me, AUDACIOUS living means living life with passion, being open to possibilities, and reaching for the stars…..well, at least the top of trees! It\u2019s responding to a grandchild with \u201cYES!\u201d when they ask if we\u2019ll go fishing or shopping or play another game with them, when we sure would rather take a nap. It\u2019s having the freedom to live, laugh, and love. It means deliberately choosing to be inspired and motivated enough to live without limits — or just getting off the couch and doing something! It means letting go of fear, getting gutsy and getting going. AUDACIOUS living is using our talents, enthusiasm and drive to make a difference in our day and our world. Since \u201cNothing is impossible with our God\u201d, maybe it\u2019s time for us to get up, get moving, and live every day with AUDACIOUS faith and actions!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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