Faith, part 7

It is easy to have faith that miracles can happen. It is more difficult to believe that they will. Sometimes we are torn down in terrible ways. Something bad happens. We make a huge mistake. We fall into a terrible trap of sin. Some things just make us feel totally worthless. In the pit of such things we can think that we have the faith to improve, but at the same time not see how things could possibly ever get better. Recovery can just seem impossible. In such times it is important to remember the words Jesus spoke in Mark 10:27:

“But Jesus looked at them and said, ‘With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible.”

If we are depending on ourselves to fix our broken situation we are right to be without hope. If all we had was ourselves we would fall, and it might just be impossible for us to get back up. Those who have faith, however, do not need to worry about this ever happening. What is impossible for us to overcome on our own is always possible to overcome with God.

Been robbed, and left with nothing to your name? God can fix that. Have you always wanted a child, but found out it was impossible? God can fix that. He may do it through adoption, but he can fix it. Have you lost your job, and can’t find another one? God can fix that. Have you given into perversion, and been buried in sexual sin so deep that you can’t see how you can possibly ever change? God can fix that too. God can fix everything. God can help you out of your impossible situation, and lead you to His grace. It may not be easy, and it may not be pretty, but it will get done. Nothing is impossible with God.

There are some things that science cannot explain. There are some illnesses that medicine cannot heal. God can. He can defy scientific explanations because He created the laws that govern the universe, and He is not bound by His creation. He can heal more fully than medicine can because He can perform miracles. There are many things that we, as people, cannot do on our own, but the Lord can do all things because nothing is impossible for Him. Without faith many things are impossible. With it all things are possible.