What If...

 Everyone in this world has always asked the question of What If.  It could be for anything. A lactose intolerant person might ask What If I just have one small Frosty from Wendy's.  I would guess the consequences might be severe but a Frosty might be worth it.   I remember receiving a penny stock newsletter in the mail many years ago and seeing a new startup company using the internet as a new auction site.  The price was not even pennies to invest.  I asked myself how could a company govern a site like that and chose not to invest.  This later was named Ebay.  Wow do I feel like an idiot.  What If I had invested a small amount of money in that startup?  How would my life be today?  Would I still have ended up where I am today?  My answer to that is a resounding No.  I was led to where I am today by all the things I have experienced in my lifetime, everything I have felt, endured, and suffered through have shaped me into the man I am today.  I have never been happier than I am right now.  My life with Amy is special.  It doesn't come without it's share of struggles, we call him Tropical Storm Eli.  I'm kidding, Eli can be trying at times but he is a great kid with potential that he hasn't realized yet.  Now let's dive a little deeper.  What If after Adam and Eve ate that apple God became so enraged and destroyed this place we call home?  What if God didn't send His One and Only Son to earth to save us from our Sins?  Let those two things sink in.  Where would we be right now?  I believe this world is tearing itself apart, now imagine a world without God's Grace, Mercy, and Love.  It would literally be Hell on Earth.  Here is the amazing part to this story, God doesn't deal in What If's only absolutes.  He sets things in motion with Intent and Purpose, knowing fully what the outcome will be.  This is what I call the Plan, and it's perfect.  Today we should all take a look at our lives and ask What If I don't run to God for his Love and Mercy?  How different would my life be?  What If I do run to God for his help?  How different then would things be?  I know the difference, Do You??