“For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.” (Philippians 4:13 NLT)
What to do – What to do – What to do.
God has called us to do something and it seems impossible. He tells us simply to tell others, in fact tell the entire world about Jesus Christ. But God does not see that as such an impossible thing to do.
God only knows “CAN.” With God what is “POSSIBLE” is “SUCCESSFUL.”
God has opened heaven’s door and is willing to pour every last drop of His wisdom, riches, grace, and mercy into whatever He calls us to do. He is willing to pour out His Son’s blood in love into a sinful world so that all His children and all His creation will come home to live with Him forever in heaven.
Okay…sounds good; sounds great. What is so impossible with that? What is so impossible is us. It’s you and me. God’s plans, God’s work, God’s power for salvation all come to a screeching halt in you and me. We take what is possible with God and make it impossible with each other.
Think about David. He was the youngest and the smallest. He was the shepherd. He was the runner. David was the one called to run errands for everyone else because He was the not the strongest, not the best looking, not the most king-like, not the most mature. But He was the one chosen to become King. He was the one who volunteered to go up against Goliath when everybody else ran the other way because it was so impossible.
The Philistines giggled at this “boy” coming to confront their champion, Goliath. David’s own brethren hid in fear because of what Goliath and the Philistines would do if they were victorious. The Israelites did not even believe they could be successful and had already planned on giving up. Goliath taunted David with mockery of Jehovah God. But, David had one thing on his side. He knew that what God thought was possible is going to be successful because God was on his side. David knew that what did not make any sense to those around him, what seemed impossible to his brethren, his enemy, his king, and his family made sense to God. God would bring the victory and God would glorify Himself in the process.
His own brother didn’t think this whole thing was really cool to begin with: “But when David’s oldest brother, Eliab, heard David talking to the men, he was angry. “What are you doing around here anyway?” he demanded. “What about those few sheep you’re supposed to be taking care of? I know about your pride and deceit. You just want to see the battle!” (1 Samuel 17:30 NLT)
His own King Saul tried to help David to see this whole thing just did not make sense: “Don’t be ridiculous!” Saul replied. “There’s no way you can fight this Philistine and possibly win! You’re only a boy, and he’s been a man of war since his youth.” (1 Samuel 17:33 NLT)
His enemy tried to scare David into understanding the impossible thing he was up against: “Am I a dog,” he roared at David, “that you come at me with a stick?” And he cursed David by the names of his gods. 44 “Come over here, and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and wild animals!” Goliath yelled.” (1 Samuel 17:43 NLT)
All of them saw a young, inexperienced man instead of someone God could work through. Why? They looked at David from man’s perspective instead of God’s.
We do the exact same thing with ourselves and what God can do with us.
As the story of David demonstrates, some of our worst opposition and discouragement may come from those who should be on our side, from those we trust to stand beside us, such as family members or fellow believers.
Can we describe how we respond when others give us worldly counsel instead of encouraging us to obey God no matter how much it does or does not make sense?
Whatever enemy we face, the real enemy is Satan. He wants to defeat us and discourage us from serving God. Satan wants us to think that with God everything is IMPOSSIBLE. That is not what God says. God says, when we allow HIM to get involved what He has planned can and will be accomplished.
But we keep putting God in a box and limiting HIM. LET GOD BE GOD!
David knew it wasn’t his own reputation on the line. David also knew it was not his strength that would win the battle. Glory and victory belonged to God and God alone.
Every challenge that we see as impossible presents an opportunity for God Almighty to display His faithfulness and love. Instead of yielding to thoughts of fear, failure, and the impossible, make a commitment to trust God. This is even when we don’t know what tomorrow will bring. This is even when things God wants us to do don’t seem to make sense to us.
Yes, we may experience failure, and life may not always turn out as we planned. But hey, it’s not our plan to begin with. It is God’s plan and He wrote His plan before the beginning of time. Ultimately, God will be glorified, and we will be blessed.
We need to take our most impossible burdens to the Lord in prayer. Thank Him for working on our behalf, and rest in His supernatural peace. When we place your trust in God, we tap into an unstoppable force that nothing and no one can successfully oppose.
“Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:6-7 NLT)
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