The Impossible Is Possible

 “And He said, ‘The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.’” (Luke 18:27)

After reading the words “broken crayons,” I had a momentary flashback of when God showed Himself to me as God of the impossible. Being very shy in my younger years, I shocked myself when I agreed to demonstrate preschool children's activities to a group of teachers. But it was a God-thing, and I knew it. One activity was creating “stained glass windows” with the children placing crayon pieces between two waxed paper sheets and the teacher using a warm iron to melt the colors. For success, the project needed not only broken crayons but crumbled pieces.

In my book Take a Number Please, I shared my saga of miserable teaching experiences because I was ill-equipped, felt unworthy of the position, and most importantly, I knew it wasn’t God’s plan for me. But others encouraged me to follow through, and I did. Many years later, I had no doubts nor hesitation about teaching a ladies' group because God orchestrated the opportunity, a privilege that spanned thirty-plus years.

The enemy of our soul targets vulnerable people, whispering lies, causing doubts and fears. But other times, we are our worst enemy, the culprit convincing ourselves we deserve nothing better. Feelings of defeat, brokenness, and unworthiness can hinder people in their service to the Lord or drive them to Him. Sometimes parts of our lives must be broken and crumbled before God creates beautiful works of art for His glory and examples of hope for others. He alone is the Judge of who and what is worthy.

We are not self-sufficient and need saving, even the young ruler who kept all the Law but couldn’t let go of his wealth and walked away from salvation that day. Jesus helped His disciples understand that without God, salvation is impossible, but with God, the impossible is possible. Only by accepting God’s gift, Jesus Christ our Savior, can you and I follow and serve our Lord. Only then are we worthy and can do the unimaginable as we trust and surrender to our heavenly Father.