“I’d rather have one God idea than a thousand good ideas.”

A thought by Mark Batterson, (2015-10-06) from his book, If: Trading Your If Only Regrets for God's What If Possibilities (Kindle Location 2003). Baker Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

For some just having an idea would be a good thing. I mean they live just living out their life like nothing new ever happens. Doing the same thing everyday. But God gave each one of us a brain to use and also an opportunity to do. For some just having a new idea could be life changing but having a God idea will totally make a difference.

Marks says, “Good ideas are good, don’t get me wrong. But it’s God ideas that change the course of history. Simply put, a God idea is an idea that doesn’t originate with you. It’s the divine what if. They often start out as fleeting thoughts or crazy ideas. But it’s those ideas that put God’s glory on display.”

He later says, “Everything that exists was once an idea, from Noah’s ark to Solomon’s temple. Long before a long alphabet of animals entered the ark or Jewish pilgrims journeyed thousands of miles to Jerusalem, the ark and the temple were divine what ifs.”

“So what’s your what if? If you don’t know, it’s okay. God will reveal it in His time, in His way. But for some of you, it might be closer than you think. You don’t have to travel halfway around the world to discover your what if. It could be the two-foot-tall toddler who is tugging on you, the colleague who is without Christ, or someone God has brought into your sphere of influence who needs a mentor. Your what if might be a who if.”

So what’s your what if?

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