What If...

What if the Lord had not been on our side?
Psalm 124:1a NLT

What if...?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? I've found myself in a few predicaments when I've uttered these words.

Maybe we dismiss too much to coincidence. Maybe we find our help in too many places other than God. Do we assign blame to God and gratefulness to someone/something else too quickly?

When was the last time your prayers were nothing but praise for the calamity that God has prevented in your life? "I've experienced all kind of bad stuff, though!" Maybe that's true. But have you ever realized it could have been a lot worse? Regardless of what you've gone through in this life, someone has experienced much greater pain, sorrow, loss or hardship.

Let's remember that, ultimately, our greatest help doesn't come from friends, family, titles, money or material things. It comes from the Lord God Almighty.

Our help is from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 124:8 NLT