Venture (n.) in the highest sense is precisely to become conscious of oneself.
Venture (n.) comes before proof, not after: first act on Christ's word, then you will know whether the teaching is from God.
Venture (n.) is what this life is for: going out so far that God can get hold of you and you find out whether you actually have faith.
Venture (n.) is the Christian rule of action: act on the truth, collide with the world, and only there can faith come into being — God sits watching for one person who will risk it.
Venture (n.) risks losing; not venturing loses, easily and as if it were nothing, what no venture could lose — one's self. If I venture amiss, life punishes me; if I never venture, who helps me?