“What If” or “Even If”?

One of the enemy’s favorite tools for discouraging Christians is the question, “What if…?” Unfortunately, those “What if” questions lead right down the road to fear. 2 Timothy 1:7 reminds us: “for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.” How many times have you worried about your finances, asking those scary “what if” questions like: “What if I lose my job?” “What if I don’t have enough money for retirement?” “What if something bad happens to me or my loved ones?” We all have these fears, often driven by uncertainties about the future. The problem with “what if” thinking is that it focuses on events that haven’t happened—and may never happen. We can’t control the future, but we often let fear about it consume us. Yet, God knows this struggle, and Jesus offers a comforting reminder in Matthew 6.