When we first got to Malaysia, my friend Ashley spoke to the squad about risky living, and about how our Father never really wanted us to take the safe road. John Wimber used to say that faith is spelled R-I-S-K, and I couldn't agree more. But in order to take risks, there has to be an expectation that the risk is worth it. Take the activity of cliff jumping. No one jumps of a cliff without expectations; yes, it's a risk, but the expectation is that the rush is worth the risk and that there is water at the bottom. Will it be deep enough? What if I miss? Those are all risk factors, but there has to be an expectation of pleasure to make the risk worth it. It was for the joy set before Him that Jesus endured the cross. There was joy that made the pain endurable. I want to focus on the Father and what He is doing and saying so that I take the risks that are worth the reward. I want to go for it and really believe Him to do what He says He does. I want to expect Him to do do them through me. That's what made that day in India so incredible. I went out on a limb, I jumped off the cliff, but seeing His power and love minister to those beautiful people made it all worth it.