Have you ever boarded the WHAT IF train?
It starts with a thought about a reality in your life
that you are facing
or
you know you will have to face.
And then it happens
as all the worst case scenarios
start flooding into your brain
as you board
the
WHAT IF
train.
And it is never a smooth ride,
because the
WHAT IFS
get bigger & get worse
as
fear, worry, anxiety, & hurt
become your traveling buddies.
The
WHAT IFS
turn into the
NOW WHATS
so that you are
headed to that not-so-good place.
Do you have a WHAT IF?
But
WHAT IF
you and I just let the
WHAT IF
train pass by without boarding it~
because the
WHAT IFS
are just that~
the
WHAT IFS
that haven't happened & that may never happen,
so why think as though they will.
What is pretty funny as I am pondering this,
I just heard the whistles of the passing train.
Hmm!
Okay GOD I get it,
as a smile is on my face
because
that is what I have to do~
just let the
WHAT IF train pass by,
because it is
HIS train that I board
as
HE always takes me to the perfect place
that is
far away from the
WHAT IFS
because
Who HE is
trumps every
WHAT IF.
HIS train
takes you & I
to places where the
WHAT IFS
are not the
worst case scenarios
because
HE IS
the best case scenario
when we
follow HIS train of thought~
*And so, LORD, where do I, ________, (put your name)
put my hope? My only hope is in You" (Psalm 39:7).
*I, ________, praise GOD for what HE has promised.
I, ________, trust in GOD, so why should I, ________, be afraid? (Psalm 56:4).
*Even though I, ________, walk through the darkest valley,
I, ________, will fear no evil,
for YOU are with me; YOUR rod and YOUR staff, they comfort me" (Psalm 23:4).
Say Goodbye to the
WHAT IF train
and
LIVE THE ABUNDANT LIFE
in this very moment,
no matter what is or what isn't happening in your life
that you wish was or wasn't happening~
"So we don’t look at the troubles we can see now; rather,
we fix our gaze on things that cannot be seen.
For the things we see now will soon be gone,
but the things we cannot see will last forever." (2 Corinthians 4:18)
TODAY IS GOING TO BE AN ABUNDANT DAY
because there is
"JOY IN THE MORNING"
(listen to the song below)
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