Wishful Thinking

What if the Jesus story was really more about what He did than what we do?

What if we had a God who replaced our flaws with His perfection and became for us everything we couldn't be?

What if the great deception isn't about doubting God so much as it's about doubting His GOODNESS?

What if His goodness was so thorough, so complete, so unmitigated, and there was never even a hint of darkness in it?

What if Jesus finished all the work for us on the cross and we rested in that?

What if the only act of obedience to the faith was to be content in HIS righteousness, HIS provision, and HIS acceptance of us?

What if the "good" news, was really the GREAT-AWESOME-AMAZING news that actually changed people's lives, freed them from the curse, and allowed them to rest from their efforts and enjoy the gifts of freedom and grace?

What if the Church was a group of people who were so immersed in the Father's unqualified lovingkindess of them, that they couldn't help but love each other and the people around them?

What if witnessing was something we did all the time to everyone, believers and non-believers alike, because we just couldn't contain the truths within us?

What if confession wasn't about talking about our sin as much as it is about proclaiming the truths about a good God and his power over that and every other evil in this world?

What if Jesus actually meant it when he said we would do even greater things than him?

What if we could actually tell people that suffering wasn't God's will for them?

What if we replaced "what if" with "I believe"...