What If

Philippians 4:8-9

Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.  Whatever you have learned or received or heard from me, or seen in me—put it into practice. And the God of peace will be with you.

This morning I read something that stuck with me.  It was from Girlfriends in God, a daily devo.  It said, “If any thought begins with “what if,” it is not truth.  It is worrying about something that has not happened.  It is not reality.”  It went on to encourage you to pay attention to your thoughts and words and to sift them through the filter of the truth.

I have historically been one to worry about things.  This is something that I have tried to work on and improve.  To think about “what if” as not being the truth, makes me really stop and think about what I’m worrying about in a different manner.  If it’s not truth, then I shouldn’t be entertaining that thought.  I would like to have my thoughts be noble, right, pure, lovely and admirable. 

Today I want to encourage you to focus on the things that are excellent and praiseworthy, rather than the “what if” thoughts that can bring us down.