I could live my life in the land of "what ifs." You know the place I mean. It is the place where we play all the worst case scenarios over and over in our heads (or even aloud) and work ourselves into a frenzy of anxiety.
What if his job ends?
What if one of us gets sick?
What if there is a car accident as he commutes?
What if the girls do not learn enough in school?
What if someone questions how I'm doing this?
What if? What if? What if?
*ugh!*
We are not called to live in the land of what if. We are called to lean on the arms of Jesus and to trust him regardless if the worst case scenario comes to be. He holds us. He knows what is coming and he will still hold us.
“Peace I leave with you;
My peace I give to you;
not as the world gives do I give to you.
Do not let your heart be troubled,
nor let it be fearful.”
John 14:27 NASB
Do you live in the land of "what if"? Pack up your anxieties and leave that land. Move into the arms of Jesus. He will hold you, even when "if" happens. Trust him.
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Father God, you know what is causing me anxiety today. Help me to leave it where it is and trust you. Help me to not rehearse what could happen and live in what you are doing this very moment. I want to feel the peace that you have promised. Amen.
4 comments:
OK, you convinced me. I'm packing up and moving permanently into the arms of Jesus. I'm tired of the "what if" mentality. Enough is enough!
Thanks,
Debbie
Amen, Sister. Walking down the "What If?" road leads only to more anxiety, fret, and worry. Walking into Jesus' arms leads only to His peace. Thank you for your kind, gracious, and WISE words. :)
Miriam, a military mom (and wife--been there too!) also constantly lives under the burden of 'what if?' Our earthly life is balanced on the head of a pin that might be shoved into a map of some hostile nation. I am struggling to stop letting my mind shoot forward to things I can't yet see and just focus on the blessings God gives me daily. Right now that is a letter every 6 or 7 days... And His Word to comfort when the letters don't come.
Thank you for sharing today.
I'm shaking the dust off my feet in the land of what if. Nice picture, friend.
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