BIG FAT BUT

BIG FAT BUT

          Once I have made a decision about my actions a “but …” I could have done it this way is altering.  That “BIG FAT BUT” questions the choice and puts doubt into the situation.

          God’s guidance can help me choose wisely.  The “but what about …” can put so many questions in my mind that might impede acts already done.

          I could relive decisions with regrets for choices made that may mire myself deeply.  If I have chosen properly, the “BIG FAT BUT” could be a turning point toward some improper changes.  And the action might get reversed in favor of a bad move.

          The thing you have accomplished does not always need fixing to where we do something different to change what we’ve done.  We can be satisfied with our choices, not looking for options to vary the outcomes.

          Seeing something already chosen with such questions might give a different perspective, but that doesn’t mean we have to act to make changes.  We could learn a lesson that benefits us and others without making the deed a reality.  Don’t let your “but” change your life unnecessarily.

     In a high school Religious Education (Confirmation) class I played a guessing the word game.  I wrote "I should not let my _ _ _ - _ _ _ - _ _ _ get in the way"  When they filled in the letters BIG FAT BUT in several said I spelled it wrong.  I said, "No, I didn't."

     Our "BUT" could be a life changer, making all the difference.