Last weekend I was at a leadership retreat on a beautiful lake. For a bit on Saturday they asked us to go spend time with God, however that looked for us. I immediately started off in my non-hiking shoes to explore and pray. After hiking up and down and back up a hill and nearly spraining my ankle I stopped and sat on an old log. I opened my journal and started writing. I've shared what came out a few times this week and then realized if it was something I needed to hear and something several people in my life needed to hear, sharing it on here might be a good idea.
What If....
Such powerful little words. They can be so full of regret tinged with shame or they can be a start to a wonderful adventure.
{Questions started pouring through my brain; what if I missed it? What if this isn't where I'm supposed to be? What if I messed it up? What if I was wrong? And I gently felt the Holy Spirit say, "Flip it."}
What if I missed it? - becomes- What if I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be?
{And it took off from there.}
What if everything God says is true?
What if there are no mistakes, only opportunities?
What if I lived guilt-free?
What if there really is so much more?
What if fear is the only thing holding me back?
What if I let all my insecurities fall away?
{My heart was soaring and filling with the possibility of it all...}
I love the concept of abundant life, the kind Jesus promised in John 10:10. Through the process of this week I've started to realize one aspect of abundant life is hope for what God is doing RIGHT NOW, not just hope for what He's going to do in the future.
What If....
Such powerful little words. They can be so full of regret tinged with shame or they can be a start to a wonderful adventure.
{Questions started pouring through my brain; what if I missed it? What if this isn't where I'm supposed to be? What if I messed it up? What if I was wrong? And I gently felt the Holy Spirit say, "Flip it."}
What if I missed it? - becomes- What if I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be?
{And it took off from there.}
What if everything God says is true?
What if there are no mistakes, only opportunities?
What if I lived guilt-free?
What if there really is so much more?
What if fear is the only thing holding me back?
What if I let all my insecurities fall away?
{My heart was soaring and filling with the possibility of it all...}
I love the concept of abundant life, the kind Jesus promised in John 10:10. Through the process of this week I've started to realize one aspect of abundant life is hope for what God is doing RIGHT NOW, not just hope for what He's going to do in the future.
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This is awesome!
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