“Approach your impossibilities with confident humility.”

A thought by Steven Furtick (2010-09-21) from his book, Sun Stand Still: What Happens When You Dare to Ask God for the Impossible (p. 74). Random House, Inc.. Kindle Edition.

The reason is because if you had the ability to do whatever it is then it would be possible. You wouldn’t need to be humble. You would just take the credit and go on. But the impossible means that you can’t do it. It is impossible.

Now humility means you need help and you ask for it. If it is impossible and you aren’t going to ask for help because of pride then it becomes even more impossible. But if you know someone who can make the impossible possible and you ask them for help then that is wisdom and humility. That is trust!

There was a very difficult situation in our family that had become impossible. Someone said no and that looked like the end of the possibility. During my walk time on Friday I was praying about the situation and all I could think to pray was for God to help the person to change their mind and say yes. I know there were other things that could have been prayed but I couldn’t get away from the fact that God could help them to change their mind and say yes. So all weekend I have prayed that they would say yes. I asked other’s in my family to agree with me in prayer that this person would change their mind. Margaret and I even went yesterday to a certain location and prayed that they would change their mind. I went to sleep last night praying, I woke up today praying. God is the God of the impossible. I am still waiting for an answer but I’m waiting with humility because I know that it is totally in God’s hands. We did all we could do and our trust and confidence is in Him no matter what the answer is. That is also humility.

God is in the impossibility business and we have access to Him through our faith and through prayer. It is one of the tremendous benefits of a relationship with Him but to trust that He knows best is also a tremendous benefit.

Now if the person doesn’t say yes does that mean it was impossible for God? Of course not, it just means He sees the whole picture but it is also true that He sometimes will do the impossible but the trust is He won’t do for sure if we don’t ask. I’m going to ask with all my heart because I know He can do it and I can’t no matter what.

So who do you trust to do the impossible? You or Him?

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