Stop Living in “What If”: Choose Faithful Action
Living with a kind of intentionality and purpose and faith so that you're not midway down some path you've chosen wondering what it would have been like if you'd gone another way.
No What Ifs
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Begin with the truth
Alright, so today's topic is No What Ifs, which is a song by Christian music artist Matthew West. And as we get to the back half of today's episode, I want to read some of the lyrics from that song for you, with the ultimate goal being to be pursuing right now the things that matter to you in such a way that you don't ask what if.
Living with a kind of intentionality and purpose and faith so that you're not midway down some path you've chosen wondering what it would have been like if you'd gone another way.
What this reveals about God
And so in that regard, I could see where the fear of missing out on the direction you could have taken in college or the person you could have asked out, or even in the present what someone else is doing in a place where you aren't? Because there is simply no limit to things that you don't know, that you aren't experiencing, that you cannot control because you aren't there?
What if what God has truly intended for your life is somewhere else than where you are right now, and you have zero idea of what that might be?
Let faith take root
Don't spread yourself too thin, trying to cover everything and meet every goal, and end up having no depth in the place where God has put you. Yes, there is some faith to living without fear of missing out and taking great joy in where God has positioned you.
However, if what is is not good, if your marriage is not good, if your walk is not good, if the choices you have made or the places where you are is not where you should be.
Respond in daily life
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And remember this whatever you choose to do today in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, excel still more.
Take the idea with you.
- 01Where do I see the problem or opportunity described in “Stop Living in “What If”: Choose Faithful Action” in my own life?
- 02What Scripture or spiritual principle in this study most needs my attention?
- 03What one specific change can I make this week to put this teaching into practice?
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