There Are No What Ifs

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March 27, 2017

by Brandy Webb

I find myself sometimes asking, “What if I had done so and so differently? Where would I be now?” Or “What if such and such didn’t happen?” Basically, I have a tendency to say “what if” as if I could go back and change the present outcome. It is all hypothetical nonsense, really. It also causes me to keep looking backwards instead of watching where I am going, which may cause me to “run” into something or miss out on things right now. The truth is, there are no what ifs, there is only what is.

My husband does not allow himself to ask “What if…?” He actually makes a point in saying he has no regrets. Has he made mistakes? Oh, yes. He is human. He doesn’t mean “no regrets” in a prideful way. He has no regrets because he likes who he has become today. Does he have things to work on? Definitely, and he knows that. But his point is that to regret things in the past, things that we can’t change anyway, is like not accepting God’s forgiveness and His work in our lives. God has really worked in my husband’s life to create a very wonderful young man. Many who would have known him in his teens would not have expected for him to have grown up and become who he is today. Therefore, he doesn’t regret his past because he has a testimony of how God can turn you around, and that God does forgive, God does heal, God does cleanse, and God does help you get back on the right path.

I have learned a lot from my husband’s viewpoint on his life. I realize that when I linger on the “what ifs” of my life, I am focusing on my regrets. Yes, I have made mistakes, but it is far more important to learn and move on from my mistakes rather than lingering and wondering what I could have done differently. Plus, having regrets is basically saying that I don’t like who I am today, and in a roundabout way, I am saying I don’t like how God has helped me to overcome and to grow. We may have plans for our lives, but God is the one to direct our steps (Proverbs 16:9).

I also have learned that when I linger in the past, I am trying to make sense of everything. However, I am not to lean on my own understanding. I must trust in God with all my heart, and in all my ways I must strive hard to acknowledge God because only He can make my path straight (Proverbs 3:5-6).

Truth be told, I don’t know when I honestly was supposed to go left instead of right, only God knows. Thankfully, though, when I do go in the wrong direction, He is able to set me in the right direction. I must just hold to the truth that for right now “we see through a glass darkly” and only know in part. However, sometime in the future, we will see “face to face” and fully understand all things (1 Corinthians 13:12). Therefore, let go of the “what if,” enjoy the “what is,” trust God, and live in love.

A Walk With God

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By Sharon Wilson

In my morning walk today, thoughts just began to flow and by the end of my walk, I had tears streaming down my face. These tears were a mixture of humbleness and thankfulness, tinged with a bit of sadness and maybe even longing. Continue reading →

RACIAL TENSIONS

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August 26, 2017

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Many are asking today, Just what is going on in the United States? Racial tensions like this haven’t been seen since the days of the Civil War. It would appear, by the type of rhetoric being used, that an all out “cultural war” is now underway and is beginning to show signs of violence and strategies of anarchy in action.

Over the last few months we’ve seen protests erupt in cities across America that have resulted in people damaging property, getting arrested, becoming injured, and even being killed while exercising, what some claim to be, freedom of speech. Seattle, Dallas, Baltimore, and of course Charlottesville and Boston, have all been locations of displays of what seems to be highly suspected and purposeful anarchists working an agenda of destruction and mayhem to delegitimize the “American Idea” of true freedom and liberty. Many are asking, Why is this happening?

Why are the anti-fascists groups who claim they are promoters of peace and harmony coming to these populist protests with their faces covered, armed with weapons, and purposefully intimidating pro-nationalist protesters and law enforcement personnel? There appears to be something else here at work. Some of these “anti-fa” groups are defacing, vandalizing, and even destroying many historical monuments, but uniquely enough not touching Marxist statues, which are just as vulnerable––why do you think that is?

In this session of Web-chat, Bill sits down with Pastor Adrian Davis, from Ontario, Canada, to discuss some of these idiosyncrasies and what appears to be an obvious double standard. In recognizing this, they attempt to put some context into these observations as they explore what appears to be the real target behind all this confusion and violence––and frankly, it’s a very disturbing consideration that does demand one to take heed regarding this siege to delegitimize the “Idea of America.”

Two Are Better Than One

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By Brandy Webb

9 Two are better than one,
Because they have a good reward for their labor.
10 For if they fall, one will lift up his companion.
But woe to him who is alone when he falls,
For he has no one to help him up.
11 Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm;
But how can one be warm alone? (Ecclesiastes 4:9-12)

My children wanted to have an unplugged camping trip on our property, meaning no devices, not even a cell phone. They scoped out the spot, planned supplies, put everything together, and set out yesterday to camp. They did have long range walkie-talkies so that I could stay in touch with them. It was so neat watching them go with their backpacks and tents. I am sure it made them feel very grown-up. Continue reading →