Well little Miss Ruby was partying for 3.5 hours in the night
and so I seized the very real opportunity to
spend some time praying and pondering about sharing today.
And in the dark of night,
with our little miracle squealing and shrieking
so flamboyantly that I had to close the window
concerned that our neighbors would think we’d gone wild,
I came across this Hudson Taylor quote:
I have found that there are three stages
in every great work of God:
First, that it is impossible.
Then It is difficult.
Then It is Done.
~Hudson Taylor
When I read it,
I felt like Hudson Taylor had actually written it for us
at this very real season in our lives.
We have a situation, that from every earthly standpoint,
screams
“impossible”.
Yet we are convinced that God is not only the God
of the impossible,
He is the God that can obliterate every single
obstacle,
hurdle,
encumbrance,
restriction,
obstruction,
Catch-22,
and
interference.
So I share from our very personal season at this moment…
And I wonder –
What situation are you facing that
the world deems
“impossible”??
Because what we’ve found is that when
faced with a situation that is
“impossible”
when we press in and trust our
most powerful God…
We find that the situation is now
no longer impossible,
but suddenly turns to what’s deemed
“difficult”…
and then suddenly God moves and
the situation
is
DONE.
“Impossible”
is accomplished
because
GOD cares.
He moves.
He changes hearts.
He levels bureaucracies.
He moves obstacles.
He strengthens the weary.
He stills the ‘clock’ that appears to be running out of time.
He fights our battles.
He defeats the foe.
He heals.
All because He is God
and He loves to get every bit of the honor,
all the praise
and
all the glory!!
Lord willing, one day, I will share this
“impossible” situation
and what God did to make it “Done”.
Jesus replied,
“What is impossible with man
is possible with God.”
Luke 18:27 niv
Linny thank you for this beautiful reminder!!! I am holding fast and praising God for when HE brings reconciliation with my beautiful boy, Brock! Believing it WILL HAPPEN!
Blessings,
Suzanne
It will happen! He is faithful. Too many are praying my sweet friend {and have been for years with you!}
Linny,
I've just learned that my boy is going to be a father! He and a girl he has dated off and on are going to be parents. How I am praying that he'll reach out to me during the time. I miss my boy so much!
Thank your for the continued prayers and encouragement!
HE IS RISEN!!
Happy Easter my friend!
Thanks for the encouragement, Linny. A lot of things seeming rather "impossible" right now… 🙁
I am sorry for the "impossible" sweet Penny. God is still bigger than all of it. Even when we can't see how. He is and He can and He does. xo
So, so true. God can move mountains. He can certainly deal with bureaucracies, no matter how obnoxious. I will pray for your 'impossible' to be made 'difficult' and your 'difficult' to end up 'done.' If God wants it to happen, it will happen. Just sometimes he makes us wait a little. Pray for patience, and continued hope.
As for me, I feel a vocation towards a particular community of Catholic missionary sisters, but I have a medical condition that makes it look 'impossible'. Yet God is telling me that he wants me there! Well, if He wants it, He will make it so. If He does not want it, then His plan is going to be better than mine, even if I *thought* I was aligning my will to his. I must simply trust. And be patient. And continue to hope.
God is definitely bigger than any "rules" and any diagnosis. I pray God directs your steps.