Will I be a water walker?

This is the question that was posed to me on Sunday by the speaker at our worship service. What will I risk for the sake of obedience? Of knowing my Lord more deeply?

This, of course, has to do with choosing between the Church Planting Associate position in Japan, that has been offered to me, and the full-time English teaching position in Tokyo with the Church of God Special Assignment Missionary program, that I am applying for. The CPA is a support based ministry and the SAM position is a paid position.

At this point, it seems that to not go with Asian Access would be to say that I don't believe God will provide for me. Yes, security is a nice thing to have, but really is there another time in my life better than now to do something "risky" like this? Later on, when I have a family, security will have more of a priority, but now I have more freedom, being single.

Risk taking. This is what our Lord, Jesus was calling Peter to do...