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What if's

But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ā€œDo not  fear  their threats; do not be frightened.  1 Peter 3:14 How many of you, like me, suffer from a chronic case of the ā€œwhat ifā€™sā€.  Even though I love to travel, until about a year ago the longest distance I had driven is about forty-five minutes away because the ā€œwhat ifā€™sā€ would take over.  Every time I would start thinking of going someplace that would require driving, my mind would immediately start; ā€œwhat ifā€ you get lost; ā€œwhat ifā€ you have an accident; or ā€œwhat ifā€ your car breaks down?  Until I decided that I was not listening the ā€œwhat ifā€ voices, I didn't Sunset in South Carolina realize how much I had let the fear of the unknowns hold me back from doing some things I would have loved.  I was afraid to take chances because; what if Iā€™m wrong; What if something bad happens ; What ifā€¦.. Sometimes I am afraid that we let that carry over into our spiritual life, as...