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February 29, 2008
Whoulda Shoulda Coulda
Psalm 67:1: May God be gracious
to us and bless us and make his face shine upon us,
Selah. -NIV
Whoulda, Shoulda, Coulda, I remember those words
from my childhood. I don't think anyone says it anymore.
I remember someone asking if I thought about helping
and I would say "Well... I would but..."
and then they would say "Whoulda, shoulda, coulda!"
It meant that If I would I should and if I could I
should. But so many times we instead say "I can't"
or "I shouldn't" or even worse "I won't"
I think of the blessing I could be to others, and
how they are not even aware of it. Usually because
I stop myself from letting it out, I prevent the blessings
of Jesus who resides within me from being seen. There
are times when I have seen Him bless others through
me, and I know He is able to do even more. I have
been thinking lately of the blessing I could be to
others, and how I am often too busy to consider it.
I have seen Jesus work through me to bring His goodness
into the lives of others, but there are times too
much of myself gets in the way…preventing His
blessing from being shared. I have been thinking of
the blessing that Christ could be to others, and how
often I fail to grasp the truth of it. Pride prevents
me from letting others bless me, and selfishness prevents
me from letting Him bless others through me. I would
hope and pray that one day I will not look back on
my life regretfully.
So now I ask you, “When you consider the potential
you have to be a blessing, will you let those moments
pass, or will God say 'Whoulda, Shoulda Coulda' to
you?"
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