What If ?

I was talking to a friend one day about something I planned to do. Actually, I was worrying about how one particular person might react to what I intended to do.

"What if she doesn't handle it very well?" I asked.

"Then", my friend replied, "you're going to have to handle it well."

"What if''s" can make us crazy. They put control over our life in someone else's hands."What if's" are a sign that we have reverted to thinking that people have to react in a particular way for us to continue on our course.

"What if"s" are also a clue that we may wondering whether we can trust ourselves and God to do what's best for us. These are shreds of codependent ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving, and they signal fear.

The reactions , feelings , likes or dislikes of others don't have to control our behaviors, feelings, and direction. We don't need to control how others react to our choices. We can trust ourselves, with the help from God, to handle any outcome-even the most uncomfortable. And , my friend, we can trust ourselves to handle it well by the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ.