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04ctd · 10-15-2015, 09:14 PM

Impossibilities

"Without me, you can do nothing." John 15:5

Is there anything facing you right now that is impossible for you to do without God's help?

Do you have a "list of impossibilities" in your prayer journal that you are praying over?

Do you profoundly and desperately need Christ, through His Holy Spirit, to be doing the work of your business and your ministry through you? Or have you so organized your life and your business so that everything is under your control? Have you tackled only those tasks and issues that you can do on your own?

Have you insulated yourself from needing God because you have never attempted something that God directs that is a God-sized task? Have you insulated yourself from needing God? Be honest now, which is it?

If you have insulated yourself from needing God, what does John 15.5 say about your effectiveness for the kingdom? Are you doing things that matter? Or just doing things?

Are you experiencing the Holy Spirit working through you to accomplish things that only He can do? Are you seeing lives changed for the kingdom? Are you seeing daily miracles in your business or life? Or is it just "ho-hum?"

An assignment from God will always be a God-sized assignment that you cannot do on your own. Because we want to be in control and do not trust God, we design our own assignments to be things we can easily do, without too much heartache or disruption. Have you turned down an assignment from God because you could not do it? What does He think about that?

We are to "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" (Matthew 6.33). He promises that "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4.13). This verse REALLY says that just because you cannot do something is never a reason to turn down an assignment!

The real issue is trust, isnÔÇÖt it? Do you believe that God is who He says He is and will do what He says He will do? Do you trust Him?

And how is your list of impossibilities coming?

10-15-2015, 09:14 PM	#389
04ctd Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ladson SC Posts: 4,388	Devotion: Impossibilities Impossibilities "Without me, you can do nothing." John 15:5 Is there anything facing you right now that is impossible for you to do without God's help? Do you have a "list of impossibilities" in your prayer journal that you are praying over? Do you profoundly and desperately need Christ, through His Holy Spirit, to be doing the work of your business and your ministry through you? Or have you so organized your life and your business so that everything is under your control? Have you tackled only those tasks and issues that you can do on your own? Have you insulated yourself from needing God because you have never attempted something that God directs that is a God-sized task? Have you insulated yourself from needing God? Be honest now, which is it? If you have insulated yourself from needing God, what does John 15.5 say about your effectiveness for the kingdom? Are you doing things that matter? Or just doing things? Are you experiencing the Holy Spirit working through you to accomplish things that only He can do? Are you seeing lives changed for the kingdom? Are you seeing daily miracles in your business or life? Or is it just "ho-hum?" An assignment from God will always be a God-sized assignment that you cannot do on your own. Because we want to be in control and do not trust God, we design our own assignments to be things we can easily do, without too much heartache or disruption. Have you turned down an assignment from God because you could not do it? What does He think about that? *We are to "seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness" (Matthew 6.33). He promises that "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" (Philippians 4.13). This ver*se REALLY says that just because you cannot do something is never a reason to turn down an assignment! The real issue is trust, isnÔÇÖt it? Do you believe that God is who He says He is and will do what He says He will do? Do you trust Him? And how is your list of impossibilities coming? __________________ 1 Timothy 3:16 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the Spirit, Seen by angels, Preached among the Gentiles, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.