I imagine the turtle that my son picked up was scared, frustrated and feeling helpless. Journey interrupted – private space invaded. If he could talk maybe he would have said, “Mom, he’s touching my shell.” If he could think, was he tallying just how far out of his planned journey this exhibition would place him? Half way across the street – halfway there – and now this.
I don’t think he trusted us. I rather imagine he had no faith in our intentions, as he was held there mid-air, legs dangling out of his shell. He had no concept of believing impossible things. Just instinctive fear.
I am so glad that unlike the turtle God filled us with the ability to believe – to believe in impossible things.
“There’s no use trying,” she said: “One can’t believe impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
– Lewis Carroll, Through a Looking Glass
What are 6 things you need to believe?
Impossible Things
Can you believe it for 30 minutes today?
Thank God for doing the impossible?
“I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me”
(Philippians 4:13)
Do you need to practice?
I do!
Today, before breakfast
I am going to believe
6 impossible things are not impossible
because through Him, all things are possible
“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible”
(Matt. 19:26)
All things are possible –
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I thank God believing that He provides even in a failing economy.
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I believe in the dreams He has put on my husband’s heart, I believe in the brick-by-brick building of that dream.
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I believe, not in past behavior patterns of a son becoming a man – I believe in God’s faithfulness and love to pursue each person He created, just as the Shepherd pursues each lost lamb.
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I believe that the son who does not like to keep calendars of due dates for school projects will become organized and through organization become responsible for his grades.
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I believe that I will have abundant energy to respond with grace to each son today.
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I believe that my day will be punctuated with joy, laughter and blessing – both given and received.
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I believe that one day I will understand how God wants me to fill my days, use my gifts and fulfill His plan for my life – and through that understanding have peace about myself.
As I walk through each day, I will believe, though I don’t see, walking, holding tightly to a faith that is “the substance of things hoped for; the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1).
And, while I am walking seeing the unseen, I will whisper the words Jesus whispered to Jarius who’s daughter, though dead, through Jesus believed she could yet live again:
“Don’t be afraid; just believe” (Mark 5:36)
It’s so good to remember the days when nothing seemed impossible . . . to think like a child again and really believe in our impossibly-minded God!
There was a time when I was a child I believed that nothing was impossible. As I grew older it became harder and harder to continue this belief… until I look at my children and remember that they should not be here. That be existing they prove that nothing is impossible, thereby making anything possible.
Yes- my children really are miracles that I have to remember to cherish every day… even on the ones where they drive me insane.
which is why I will never actually do all the things on my post today… the kids just won’t let me have my little bit of peace and space.
And I wouldn’t have it be any other way… really!
I hopped over from SITS – just randomly picking recent blog posts~ yours caught my eye and I am so glad it did!
Our God is a great big huge God and how awesome that we can go ask Him for ANYTHING at ANY time – all because He loves us!
Thank you for these thoughts today~
terra
Amen. Nothing is impossible with God. I just have to keep the faith.
Oh I loved this! Phil 4:13 is one of my favorite verses of all time. 🙂
Thank you for this post. I need to believe the impossible today. I will join you in believing 6 things before breakfast. How exciting. I used to ask God to amaze me and he often did. Again thanks I feel excited already.
I never thought life with three little kids was going to be possible. Especially while I was pregnant with the twins and watching my eighteen month old play.
But you know what. It is. We imagine and accomplish impossible things everyday! Thank God! 🙂
What a truly lovely blog. I feel so lucky that you stopped by with the sweet comment so that I could be touched by your blog. Many blessings, Tracy
This is an uplifting post. What a great idea to practice believing that impossible things can happen!
This is exactly what I needed to read this morning. Very well said and it’s my official words to live by today.
I need to stop by more often! So sorry I’ve been slouching. I hope your family is doing well! Hug those boys for me! 🙂
Good post, I should probably try to apply this to my day today. It was a cruddy night last night, so I’ve woken up feeling a little sorry for myself. The first thing I’m going to believe is that I can be in a better mood!
Thanks for the uplifting post!
I really needed to read this today! I am looking to God for a few “impossible” things but I am believing that He will come through in His timing! Thank you!
This is amazing! I really love it. 🙂 We all need some practice. And I definitely have some things that I need to believe…
Amen! Nothing is impossible with God. It is up to us to believe that!
So thankful for his faithfulness and that He is the God of the impossible! Love that!
Amen. Believing like children do… We should never ever lose that.
This was perfect, and I know I was led to it.
I’ve been doubting myself lately, thank you for this.
I love this post…I have read it in the past, and thought I commented. Stopping by from Redhead, whom I caught up with through SITS.
FUnny how badly I needed to read this today, and the path wound back around.
Practicing. ;D
Thanks for reminding me that anything is possible.
Wow. What an amazing post. I am going to go get a cup of coffee and contemplate what you said – then believe for 6 impossible things. God has really blessed us this year but I find He challenges us to always believe for MORE. The more we have, the more we can bless others! Each post I read is more amazing than the last! Glad I found you!
Love the story of the turtle. How perfect to go with your verse… Things sideline us, disrupt our journeys, but it’s wonderful to know that He is with us at all times.
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what a great reminder, friend. we serve an AMAZING God. xo
Dear Maryleigh, I believe it would be great fun to put my teenaged son into a canvas bag with your teenaged sons and shake that bag very hard and see what happens when they all come tumbling out. 🙂
Brandee – I bet the first thing they would each say is, “Mom – why’d ya do that” – then they’d have conversation that played off each other – boy humor – and then my son would appeal to your good will and your son would appeal to my good will in an effort to marginalize their moms! LOL Let’s do it!
Where are you in the world, anyway? I feel like I should know…or like I DID know…