What if?

Do you ever ponder the what if's?

What if I had said "yes"? What if I had said "no"? What if we had not sold that house? What if I had pushed myself a little bit harder and done that last thing on the list yesterday instead of waiting until today? What if we had prayed more? What if the job disappears? What if.....

What if I spent more time pondering eternity? What if I took God at His Word day by day, situation by situation? What if I submitted completely to the Holy Spirit's work in my life and the lives of my family members? What if I lived like all of His promises were true?

If you're like me, as a believer in Christ Jesus as my Savior, you might sometimes wonder what your life would be like today if you hadn't trusted Him for your salvation...if you hadn't  been redeemed....if your sins hadn't been forgiven....

If there were a parallel universe of Bridget "without," what would I see? Who would I be? Some things might still be the same. I might still be writing poetry or music, for example. I might still be a people person. I might still be a wife and mother. But without Jesus, without His Spirit--without Hope, I would be on a journey with no good end. A futile quest.

Awhile ago I was considering these things and wrote down some thoughts in rhyme:

Praise God that I will never know

All the things that might have been

Had He not rescued me below

And drew me from the bonds of sin.

Oh there were times all looking on

Must have wondered at my state;

For I myself thought hope was gone—

I did not know God was so Great!

So persistent, God, so true,

He unpacked every musty box.

He opened every window, too,

And, one by one, undid the locks.

That clean, clear Light reached everywhere

And burned away the mold and grime.

He made me home, and still lives there,

And will until the end of Time.

And when the final tick and tock

Fades into silent end of days,

My feet will still be on the Rock

And forever I will sing His praise!

BG 2011

God is faithful. 

So, what are YOUR thoughts as you look back over life? What's YOUR perspective? I'll go get some tea and give you thinking space....