"I would love to spend a semester abroad. But what if he breaks up with me because of that?"
"I'm not sure if I should take this job offer. What if there's something better just right behind the corner?"
"What if we'll never get over this crisis?"
"There has been a constant aching pain in my right eye for several months. What if I have a brain tumor?"
Funny.
And yet, how many of you could find yourself in this?
Combination of these two innocent words is quite scary.
It paralyzes you, comes with unfounded worries, leads to indecisiveness, or even activates anxiety.
I realized there have been (and probably still are) many "what if" fears in my life. I am so thankful to God that He has was (is) dealing with those and I know what the words 'so if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed' mean!
However, those two little words still carried a negative connotation for me.
But then....I've got to listen to Dave Patty at Josiah Venture Fall Conference. He was using the same combination of words, but his didn't sound so scary.
"What if this could look differently?"
"What if we try to do .... Can you imagine what kind of change this could bring?"
Do you see the difference?
His words were inviting opportunities, motivating me, allowing me to dream.
I left really encouraged!
And I hope this can encourage you, too.
We might have tendency to worry, perceive circumstances as threats of to ourselves, but there is still another perspective as well.
Yeah, we cannot change everything.
But there are things we surely can,
or at least we can try. ;)
