What IF?

Issue of the week:  The pesky challenge of ‘IF” and “WHEN”.

Pondering:  I am pondering the “ifs” and “whens” of my life and how they impact my purpose. How often do we find ourselves saying; “I will go on that mission trip WHEN I lose weight”. Or how about “I would be living my purpose, IF I had extra income like she does”? The IF’s and WHEN’s are getting OLD for me. I don’t want to wait, for the WHEN or the IF. I don’t want them….we’ll just call them the “PESKY ONES” for now, I don’t want them to keep me from what God has for me anymore. I want to be free. 

Coaching Concept:  Bottom line truth is….I might never lose weight. Who cares? What if I could stop fretting, spending money, agonizing, freaking out, and waiting to fit into the smaller clothes? How many hours, days, and weeks of my life would I gain back? But….what if I put my life “on hold” forever and never fulfill my purpose, all because of this one IF and WHEN?

Challenge:  I challenge you to look at your IF’s and WHEN’s this week and see where those PESKY ONES are keeping you stuck. Get out and about! Tell them to be gone. In Galatians 5:25 NKJV it says “If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.” I encourage you to let God be your ONLY, not one of your IF’s. Show him that He is your guiding WHEN, no matter how it looks or where He sends you.