IF ONLY I
Would Have
Could Have
Should Have...
Oh the words of the past
of what we didn't do yet
because we
Would Have
Could Have
Should Have.
But
IF ONLY
we
Would Have
Could Have
Should Have
Known Better
and
do what we are asked to do the first time
before we begin to question whether we "should" in the first place.
IF I ONLY
could take back some of my
IF ONLYS
and do it again
would I need to make
Resolutions in the first place
to undo what I already did or didn't do?
IF ONLY
I ate better.
IF ONLY
I exercised more.
IF ONLY
I ______________.
What is your IF ONLY?
IF ONLY I would
"TRUST in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; In all your ways acknowledge HIM"
Then "HE shall direct your paths" (Proverbs 3:5-6)
IF ONLY I would
"Not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,
but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs,
that it may benefit those who listen..."
Then I would
"Not grieve the HOLY SPIRIT of GOF, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption"
IF ONLY I would
"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice"
And instead
"Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other,
just as in CHRIST GOD forgave you" ( Ephesians 4)
IF ONLY
I would
But
I could
And
I should
because
"IF ONLY you had paid attention to my commands,
your peace would have been like a river,
your well-being like the waves of the sea" (Isaiah 48:1)
Good bye
IF ONLY I
Would have
Could have
Should have~
"Don’t fool yourself into thinking that you are a listener when you are anything but, letting the Word go in one ear and out the other. Act on what you hear! Those who hear and don’t act are like those who glance in the mirror, walk away,
and two minutes later have no idea who they are, what they look like.
But whoever catches a glimpse of the revealed counsel of GOD—the free life!—even out of the corner of his eye, and sticks with it, is no distracted scatterbrain but a man or woman of action. That person will find delight and affirmation in the action" (James 1:22-25 The Message)
Because
JESUS IS MORE THAN A RESOLUTION~
"If you love me, show it by doing what I’ve told you" (John 14:15)