I like to think of myself as an optimist. One of my favorite pursuits is looking for God-possibilities. I'm thinking that's why the optimist, God-possibility seeker in me found a lot to chew on in this recent post by Mark Batterson:George Bernard Shaw once said: "Some men see things as they are and ask, ‘Why?’ I dream of things that never were and ask, ‘Why not’?”
I think we're called, as Christ-followers, to ask the why not question. We're called to take the why not approach to life. Faith demands it.
Any other parents have children that ask "why" when you ask them to do something? It can drive you crazy can't it? I wonder if that is how God feels sometimes. We're always asking why. It's like we need an excuse to do something. What if we asked why not instead.
I love the story in Acts 8 about the Ethiopian eunuch who has a divine appointment with Philip. He puts his faith in Christ and immediately says: "Why shouldn't I be baptized?" That one question reveals a why not mindset. And it changes the course of history. He becomes the first missionary to Ethiopia.
I can only imagine what we'd accomplish for the Kingdom if we had a why not mindset.
Why not.
