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What If?

Have you ever asked the question, “What If?”  What if I had said something?  What if I took that job, or married that girl?  What if I had gone to college.  “What If” can be a powerful statement to motivate us, but it can also be a statement that brings regret and even self-judgment.

But, what if we had someone who understood all of our what if moments, loved and accepted us anyway, and gave us new opportunities to live again?  What if we turned the script from living with our regrets to living today?  What if we stopped beating ourselves up over missed opportunities and looked for new ones today?

The Old Testament prophet Jeremiah said that God’s mercies are new every morning.  That means today is a new day, you are given new dreams to reach for, and essentially a “do over” every day.


To find out more about God’s “do-overs” for your life or Encounter Church, visit us online at encounterchurch.tv today.  There you will find information about Encounter, message and blog content, as well as directions to either of our campuses in Hot Springs and Bryant.  Until next time, God bless you and keep you!

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