A phone call interrupted our meeting. The caller said what they thought was going to work, what they had counted on, what they had hoped for, was now impossible. The word, impossible, is irritating to me. Really? Impossible? The thing is . . . someone will always think something is impossible . . . explaining the reasons, why we should not, can not, and dare not think it can be otherwise. But.
How do we have faith when things seem impossible?
Faith is a conscious, intentional, confidence in God. Faith does not come from ourselves but from the presence of God. So. Ask God for faith. Open yourself up to faith. Receive it. Intentionally live with faith, placing the truth in your heart and mind, "God will move the mountain. Nothing is impossible with God." I am not saying faith makes life problem free. But. Faith changes the way we live life and face the mountains. When we step into faith, leaving fear behind, we trust God is able to do more than we can imagine, we believe God has a plan of hope and a future, we refuse to forge ahead on our own, taking the time to pray, listening and responding to God's direction, knowing God will provide a way, even when we are in the darkest valley with a mountain in front of us.
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
It comes down to a faith issue.Consider.
“You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible" (Matthew 17:20, NLT).Jesus made it clear, faith will move the mountains in our life, those obstacles that appear to be impossible. And. Only a small amount of faith, the size of a mustard seed, is needed to make the mountain move. Nothing is impossible.
How do we have faith when things seem impossible?
Faith is a conscious, intentional, confidence in God. Faith does not come from ourselves but from the presence of God. So. Ask God for faith. Open yourself up to faith. Receive it. Intentionally live with faith, placing the truth in your heart and mind, "God will move the mountain. Nothing is impossible with God." I am not saying faith makes life problem free. But. Faith changes the way we live life and face the mountains. When we step into faith, leaving fear behind, we trust God is able to do more than we can imagine, we believe God has a plan of hope and a future, we refuse to forge ahead on our own, taking the time to pray, listening and responding to God's direction, knowing God will provide a way, even when we are in the darkest valley with a mountain in front of us.
Stop. Breathe. Respond in faith. Intentionally take the word, impossible, out of your thoughts and conversations, out of the space you live in. See the mountain move.Learning to Kickstart the day with a little faith,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)