Friday, March 22, 2013

What could have been...

My heart was pumping extra loud yesterday...
March Madness, the NCAA Men's college basketball championship tournament had begun.
My Alma Mater, Davidson College was ahead by one against Marquette University.
Ten seconds left in the game.
Davidson inbounds the ball.
Marquette sets a trap.
Davidson throws the ball to the wide open teammate at half-court.
Ball goes out of bounds.
Marquette's ball with 6.2 seconds left in the game.
Marquette inbounds the ball
drives to the basket
lays up a left handed lay up off the glass
It's good... Marquette up by one.
One second left...
Davidson inbounds the ball
Intercepted by Marquette
Game over...
Davidson Wildcats' hearts broken all over the world!!

For days...
For months...
For years...
Davidson College players, coaches, alumni and fans will relive and replay those last moments of the game over and over in their minds and wonder "what could have been" if they had only done this or if they had only done that... then we would have won the game!

My iWitness...

How many of us live in that world?

The world of  "what could have been?" That world where we replay decisions and life choices in our minds over and over and over again wondering about and pretending for a different and of course, better outcome.

I wonder if God lives in that world. "Well... if David had only done this then that terrible thing would have never happened. Or if David had only done that good thing he wanted to do back in 1978 then things would have turned out a whole lot different for everyone."

I don't think God lives in that world of "what could have been."

Here's why... God's name is "I AM!" God lives in the moment... this very present moment and nowhere else.

I love this poem...


My Name is "I AM" Poem

by Helen Mallicoat

I was regretting the past
And fearing the future.
Suddenly my Lord was speaking:

“My name is I Am.” He paused.
I waited. He continued,
When you live in the past
With its mistakes and regrets,
It is hard. I am not there,
My name is not I WAS”.

When you live in the future
With its problems and fears,
It is hard. I am not there.
My name is not I WILL BE.

When you live in this moment,
It is not hard. I am here.
My name is I AM. 


Where are you living these days?

And that's my iWitness...
Laugh often and Fear not!
David!

"God said to Moses, “I AM who I AM." (Exodus 3. 14)

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