What If?

‘Tis the season that Jesus was born to save us all. He didn’t come with a super hero cape, not as a grown man, not with a full voice. He came as a baby; a small vulnerable baby (Matthew) and was born to die on the cross. His life was a living model of God’s love and light. That’s amazing! We’re THAT special and THAT precious.

When he was born, the world changed. His mere existence shifted everything! Look at his life! When he died…he blessed us with the same miracles! When we came into existence, we changed the world. That’s the blessing that we see everyday when we open our eyes, take a breath and step outside our homes. Our relationship with God shows us a new way of thinking about our experiences. How can today be a new experience?

There are infinite possibilities about how today can be new. What if? What if God’s love showed us that our lowest point was just our starting point? What if the weaknesses we thought we had were our strengths? What if those dreams we had as children were dependent upon us experiencing the things that we feared the most? What if the way we see things in the human world are just a snapshot of what is really going on in our lives? God’s hand is in it all and He is the one in control. No matter how much water we try to drink in, we can’t take in the whole ocean! For that, I’m grateful. I’m thankful! I’m blessed and so are YOU!

Thank you JESUS!! Thank you for coming into this world to bring us here. Thank you for your grace, mercy and love! Thank you for showing us that your love will never leave! Thank you for showing us that you are our best friend…and here’s something about best friends. They never leave us, even when we can’t see them. They’re rooting for us and praying for us in the background. We’re not going to fail, we’re going to learn. Listen to God, ask him to teach you how to follow him. There is nothing that anyone can do to take us away from the word of God; from the life he gave us and the intentions that he has for you and I. He has so much to show us! Be willing not to see the whole picture. We have to trust that he knows what’s best.

What if He gave you new eyes, a new heart and new ears? What if…

What if all you have to do now, is use them?

I pray, today, that you be new!

AS