{"id":30949,"date":"2023-03-01T18:06:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T18:06:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldchallenge.kinsta.cloud\/devotion\/going-true-adventure\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T18:11:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T18:11:00","slug":"going-true-adventure","status":"publish","type":"devotion","link":"https:\/\/worldchallenge.kinsta.cloud\/cs\/devotion\/going-true-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"Going on the True Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I would say I\u2019m a pretty adventurous guy, but there are people who take it to a whole different level. These are the kind of folks who go swimming with sharks. No doubt you\u2019ve all seen pictures of the running of the bulls in Pamplona. Some of those bulls have massive horns, but that doesn\u2019t seem to keep people from running around in the streets with them. There was a guy who climbed that famous Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro and took a selfie on top of it. That statue is over 100 feet high on top of a mountain.<\/p>\n<p>Now I love Jesus, but I don&#8217;t know that risking my neck to get a selfie with his statue will really have much effect on the world.<\/p>\n<p>Some people don\u2019t have an effect on the world because they never take any risks, but other adventurous people risk it all and still have very little impact on the world or lives around them. So what\u2019s the answer to how we make a difference in the world? It clearly isn\u2019t tied to being a daredevil or not.<\/p>\n<p>The Apostle Paul, before he met Jesus, was that kind of powerhouse personality who never seemed to hesitate. What really changed about him after God got ahold of him? He wrote, \u201c\u2026a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to harass me, to keep me from becoming conceited. Three times I pleaded with the Lord about this, that it should leave me. But he said to me, \u2018My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u2019 Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong\u201d <i>(2 Corinthians 12:7-10, ESV). <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Your boldness and adventurousness is only useful to God when you recognize your weakness and brokenness in his presence then rely totally on him for direction and power. It\u2019s the only way that you\u2019re going to be able to risk it all in a way that impacts the world for the Kingdom of God.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/84f548d2-370b-4f90-b694-47d84a4bdeb6\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><sub>John Bailey is the COO of World Challenge Inc. and the Founding Pastor of The Springs Church in Jacksonville, Florida. John has been serving the Lord in pastoral ministry for 35 years, ministering the gospel in over 50 nations, particularly as a pastor and evangelist in Cork, Ireland.&nbsp;<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I would say I\u2019m a pretty adventurous guy, but there are people who take it to a whole different level. These are the kind of folks who go swimming with sharks. 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