{Only | Day 31 of 31}

Ready? Go.

I've decided I'm not going to be an "if only . . . " kind of girl. You know what I mean, right? I'm going to stop saying things like this:

If only I had . . .
If only he/she had . . .
If only it had . . .
If only the situation had worked out differently.

I'm all for contemplation and reflection. You'll never hear me discourage good, old-fashioned introspection and a healthy dose of self-awareness. It's just that I don't want to hang on to the "what if's and if only's." Tomorrow is new. Fresh mercy. A new measure of grace. There's more to come. We have hope. Yeah, hope.

So, I'd rather be the kind of gal who says things like this:

Yes, but God says . . .
Even still, because of Jesus . . .
Even still, Scripture says . . .
I see what happened, but so does He.

I belong to Him. And so, the what-ifs and if-onlys are His, too. And, He sees the big picture. No, wait, He's writing the story. I love that. Can you hear me breathing a sigh of relief?

Stop.