“What if ___________?”

“What if the economy gets worse?”

“What if I lose my job?”

“What if I can’t pay my bills?”

“What if my husband/wife leaves?”

“What if the biopsy is positive?”

“What if I fail?”

There’s an exception. If you’re a writer and trying to come up with a really interesting situation, then “what if?” can be helpful. For example, what if a king got a woman pregnant, murdered her husband, tried to cover it up, but got caught? Oh, that’s been done, hasn’t it?

How about this one–what if during an ice storm two cars skid off a dark country road and the drivers have to work together to survive? The twist? One is a pastor and the other is a doctor…who performs abortions.

Okay, so you get the point. Asking “what if?” could lead to a great story. I’m not talking about a fictional story though, I’m talking about your story and my story and the unknowns lurking around tomorrow’s corners.

Let’s say that at some point in the future, you lose your job. That seems bad and today you don’t see any way that could possibly be good. But because it’s in the future, you also can’t see who or what God is bringing across your path to help you.

You’re analyzing a future situation with today’s limited knowledge and resources. What you can’t see is the person you meet next week who later introduces you to the person who offers you a great new job at a higher salary than the job you lost.

You have enough grace to handle today’s problems. You don’t have enough for tomorrow. Grace can’t be “saved up.” It’s kind of like today’s grace expires expires once you fall asleep. When you wake up, you discover His mercies (and grace) are new again and great is His faithfulness. (Lamentations 3)

Today, God has promised to love you and provide for you, so don’t worry about tomorrow. When tomorrow gets here, it’ll come loaded up with all the grace you’ll need.