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The unthinkable

What's your "totally awful, most unthinkable thing"?  You know, the one thing that would be THE most awfulest thing in the whole world to happen.  Everyone has one, don't they?  I mean, I do.  Whether its relational or spiritual or physical - makes no difference - its the one "happening" in your life that would be the worst ever.  E-V-E-R.

Its the kind of thing you don't want to tell anybody because you don't want to say it out loud, let along think about it.  But you do . . . I do anyway.  And especially now, for some DARK reason, with all that is happening around us, my mind goes there.  I don't want it to but it does.

I think Peter's totally awful unthinkable was his denial of Christ - and his happened THREE times.  It must have just slayed him.  I wonder sometimes how could he have even gone on after that.  One word:  redemption.

Where our unthinkable is, God's redemption is.  Our only hope - our only answer is Jesus Christ.  I know it sounds simple but believe me, the surroundings of life here on earth can shift from security and tranquility to . . . the unthinkable.  To what we are seeing right now.  Fear.  Panic.  Isolation.

One thing I've learned is to not stay in that "place" too long.  Its suffocating.

Fortunately, there is a "but" - its suffocating BUT God knows.  God has it.  God is good.  God takes care.  God can remove it.  God can work through it.  God is above it, over it and in it.  Yes . . . in it.

God is in the redemption business.  Your redemption might be totally "unthinkable" .  Or maybe its a loved one or a denial.  Whatever it is, good thing its not up to us.  Thank you, Jesus.

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