"What If" There was No JOY!

Have you had your JOY JUICE today?  What if you drink too much?  What if it runs out?  What if you don’t like the flavor? What if? What if?

            How often do we hear ourselves uttering those two little words?  We “what if” about everything from the weather to politics to relationships.  And where does it get us?  Moving slowly along the bridge to no-where!

            When our prayers are lifted before our mighty God, there’s no need for any “what ifs”! Our faith should be so strong that we completely trust God regardless of the storms that come our way.  Speaking of storms…..

Remember the story of Jesus and his disciples in the boat on the Sea of Galilee?  Matthew 8 tells us what happened:

Without warning, a furious storm came up on the lake, so that the waves swept over the boat.  But Jesus was sleeping. The disciples went and woke him, saying, “Lord, save us!  We’re going to drown!

He replied, “You of little faith, why are you so afraid?”  Then he got up and rebuked the winds and the waves, and it was completely calm.”  The men were amazed…

            The disciples had seen Jesus perform many miracles, yet they were still scared stiff!  They were probably thinking

• What if the boat capsizes?
• What if the winds blow us out of the boat?
• What if we die in this storm?

These poor guys---they were scared and “what iffing” the power of Jesus…just as we do many times! Friends, never doubt that God controls both the storms of nature and the storms of a troubled heart.

            Let’s never be too busy “what iffing” that we miss out on His peace and joy.