godly risk?

risk (v): 1. to expose to danger or loss; hazard 2. to act in spite of the possibility of (injury or loss)

I'm contemplating how to take risks. I'm pretty practical. I'm not sure I take risks unless I feel somewhat secure about them--is that still considered a risk? I suppose it is still a risk, but I think it's acted out in faith of my my security in my own feeling/ability/experiences rather than my security in God. Hmm...

This was part of a friend's prayer for me recently which brought me to these thoughts:

"I'm asking that God would let your heart fill up with knowledge of His heart for you and that you would embrace the depth of His grace. I pray He'd move you to risk even more in days to come because your security is in Him and you still have breath. He is faithful."

When I read that, it makes me want to take risks that He moves me toward and not waste the life He has given me here to live on earth for Him. Like people like Corrie ten Boom! I sure don't feel like I'm in a place where I'm living to the fullest for Him. There is so much that works against that--the unseen battle, the battle that I forget is there half the time. When you're not aware a battle's going on, you're more likely to lose because you're not on your guard and you're obviously not fighting. It's one of those things that I have been very aware of, but somewhere got overwhelmed and weighed down and then numb to it and suddenly I'm on cruise control. Just getting by day to day. What got me there? Trying to do it on my own? Doesn't that equal pride? Maybe taking a risk [aka step of faith] will push me off the floor escalator. And somewhere in there some humility needs to be added into the mix.

Then there's the question...what's the risk that needs to be taken? Humble me Lord!