Jesus looked at them intently and said, "Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But not with God. Everything is possible with God..." Mark 10:27
Do you ever sit amongst your to-do lists and pray for extra hours in your day? I do. And right after my "Amen," I can clearly imagine the Lord's smiling face as He tells the surrounding angels in Heaven, "Aw, isn't it just so cute how Vanessa thinks she is overwhelmed and stressed, thus she also feels like she can suggest to me how to do things!?"
I'll be the first to admit it. My faith isn't always in tact when it comes to Mark 10:27, yet there is something about just reading the very words that brings a hush over my noisily nagging stress. EVERYTHING is possible with GOD ...so then why don't we live like it?!
Has God not been faithful thus far? Has He dropped the ball lately? Has He been kinda slacking off? Ha. NO! In fact, I feel like for me, God has been doing exactly what Ephesians 3:20 describes as "...exceedingly abundantly above all the we can ask or think..."
Understanding the goodness and providence of God and in that same thought, recognizing my sheer and utterly pathetic lameness as I doubt His abundant love, tends to put things in perspective for me. (I guess I'm a hands on learner?)
So here's what I'm challenging myself with today (and really everyday until June 11 ...that's the next time I will get a day off)...in the very moment I feel my breath shortening and pulse racing due to my realization that I have more work to do than hours allotted in a human day, I will stop and remind myself that I must Live in His Love. He cares for me. He provides for me. He's gone before my current place and has perfected and prepared my very steps ...therefore, I have no reason to fret, no reason to stress, no reason to throw in the towel, because with God, everything is possible.
...vanessa
God knew I needed to hear this...I'm a hands on learner too, but more in the sense that I'm pretty sure God wants to put his hands around my neck to make me see that He is real and I'm driving HIm nuts!!!!!!! Glad today that I have your blog to show me my need for increased faith in who He is as well as the power that is Him :) Have fun this weekend, I'll be praying for you!!! Love you friend!
ReplyDelete(P.S. glad that God gave you that extra time in your busy day to write this...it truly brings blessings to my <3!)