Do you risk failure?

I came across the following quote by Bruce Wilkinson. I had never heard of Bruce before but he features in Wikipedia (see here) so must be prominent in circles that use and promote Wikipedia. However the quote needs almost no comment (notice I said almost?)! Take a quiet moment to let it filter through one's brain and settle at the deepest level where our moral fibre and strongest convictions lay.

God's people are expected to attempt something large enough that failure is guaranteed ...


... unless God steps in.

To me it would seem this is a statement that demands one consider their faith and how much they are willing to exercise it. Surely it reveals the level of trust I have in God's power, and the limits of my belief in the words of Jesus. Matthew 17:20 says our faith only needs to be the size of a poppy seed. Mark 9:24 sees a similarly small amount of faith rewarded.

How willing am I to exercise my faith and risk catastrophic failure for the sake of the Kingdom?