5 Reasons to Never Settle for Safe l Playing it Safe l Ways to Live Out Your Dreams

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We are informed early on in childhood to be cautious in life so we don't harm ourselves physically or emotionally. While these shields are necessary, they may end overshadowing our potential. You see, most of us are dreamers by nature. As people, we are hard-wired to set up goals and to build our dreams. There is a reason for this as God knew what He was doing and He wanted humans to thrive. Yet, we allow fear to sink in and we become so ever complacent. Some of us if we are honest, might even be a tad boring and unadventurous. There are patterns that we develop--some patterns are good while the others, well, are notably inferior. We just pull back into a dark metaphorical corner and play it safe. Never play it safe when it comes to your dreams. Here are 5 reasons that you should stop settling for safe.

It Feeds a Negative Environment

Our environment will either motivate us or paralyzed us from becoming who God wants us to be. Author and pastor Sarah Jakes Robert wrote that we emulate our surroundings. This may be positive or it may be negative. "Our environment either inspires us on who we want to become or challenge us on what we must avoid," she wrote. It is a matter of taking a step out of our comfort zones. Yes, we may fail, but at least we a moving. You can't move when you are besieged by people who are unenthusiastic. This just feeds into your vulnerabilities. There is a reason that God wants us to be with other believers, so we can be built up. So, become more heedful of the company that you keep.