no more 'what ifs?'

August 25, 2003

meant to write this several days ago, but i've been pre-occupied with a lot of things.

no more 'what ifs?' was the thought that ran across my mind after some time had passed from august 13th. before that realization, millions 'what ifs?' flooded my mind. thoughts of what i could have done, what i could have said, prayers i could have spoken. but when i thought about it. it didn't matter. all those 'what ifs?' were really small in comparison to the sovereignty of God. as if i could have done something to have stopped what happened. how could i? i am but a speck of dust on this earth, a tiny microscopic dot in the scheme of the entire universe.

the sovereign will of God will happen, despite anything we try to do to assist or prevent it. God is soveriegn. that's what it means. everything and anything is underneath His Almighty control. so to speculate and ponder about all these 'what ifs?' really accomplishes nothing, but to belittle God by saying that He was not in control, and that we could have done something to change the situation. God's sovereignty means that He's in COMPLETE control, He knows what He's doing, and that nothing can change that. if God wasn't sovereign, than the thing that was in complete control, that wasn't affected by any other factors, and that knew exactly what was going on, would be God! but there is no one like that, except for the God in the Bible, the God of all the universe, the God of all creation.

so don't ever allow 'what ifs?' to overcome you in any circumstance. because by speculating on these things, we belittle God and put our faith and trust in ourselves. and when that happens, all our hope and faith are gone, because we lose sight of the One who is all knowing, all loving, and all deserving of praise.

"let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful." (hebrews 10:23 [NIV])

Posted by Leo Chan at August 25, 2003 10:38 AM