God of the IMpossible

 "If at least part of your plans don't seem to be impossible, they might not be part of His Plan!" 

  I heard someone say this recently and it hit home with me, and I started to ponder...  

God is a God of the Impossible.  Moses and the Red Sea.  Johan and the whale. Noah and the flood. Daniel and the lion. Meshach, Shadrach and Abednego (or as a former pastor said (and I never forgot)- my shack, your shack and a bungalow) and the furnace.   Mary and conception.  Lazarus and the grave.  

The Lord loves to amaze us and show us His Glory. What if none of those events had happened? We would have never heard about them. Our faith expands when we hear of the ways He performs the miraculous. But since He is beyond time and space, and because He is GOD, all things are possible... so there is no such thing as im-possible!!!!  To Him, they are the same. It is miraculous to us because we are limited by time and space and we see too often with our eyes instead of our faith. 

There is a song I heard many years ago and never forgot the main line: "If you don't dream big, what's the use in dreaming?"  We've also heard the saying "Dream big, or go home." 

He is a God who wants us to dream big. The more impossible it seems to us, the more He can show us what is possible through Him. And He is glorified. 

One of my all-time favorite movies is Shirley Valentine.  There is a line in it that I often think of: "Why are we given so much life if we're not supposed to use it?"  Live big, love big, dream big. 

All things are possible. 

Blessings to you in HIs love and by His grace. 

Godly sorrow

 A family friend's husband chose to end his life. My heart is broken, and further because he was not a believer. 

"He was a good man." That is not a prerequisite for Heaven. Who decides who, or what, constitutes "goodness"? It is easy to say someone was a bad man, because surely we are all known by our deeds! But who searches the heart? 

Isn't that the whole point of the gospel? That none of us is "good" and ALL of us are in need of a savior? 1 John 3:1... Behold what manner of love the Father has given unto us..." (Can't you just hear the song in your head?!!) - That we should be called the sons of God! 

Jesus came to ransom us... Redeem us... Buy us back... We are not our own if we have been bought by His blood... 

And yet there are those who have, and always will, reject Him and His precious gift of eternal Life. 

My heart breaks for this sweet family.  And yet I believe that He came to save us all, and some (many) will (still) reject Him. 

Eternal life is real. It is also real if you will spend it in God's presence... or not. That is why Jesus came. It is the Good News. The Gospel. We do not despair as those who have no hope as Paul writes (1 Thess 4:13)... It is just so hard to reconcile the death of one who has refused Him. God bless his family..