Aloha Dearest Family,
Our
God is a God of the impossible. When we walk each day with God, no situation is
hopeless. Don't believe me? Just read some of the Old Testament records of what
can be accomplished with God. Now, some may say, "sure God did that for
people in the Old Testament, but He doesn't do this stuff today." I say
unto you today, HOGWASH!! God has not changed. He is still the same. Perhaps it
is our believing that needs to improve and then we would see the impossible
come to pass.
Sometimes
because of what we see on TV, or hear on the radio, or see on Youtube or
Facebook, we may start to make these influences our reality. If we do this we
are seriously limiting God in our lives. For some people, God is small because
they have relegated to Him "back of the bus" status. For them, God
becomes just one of the many things that they are "into"; like
sports, music or video games. Then when something bad happens, they say, "God, where were you?"
One
of the ways to prevent this from happening is to learn how to "practice
the presence of God". This kind of lifestyle makes ordinary little
Christians into super conquerors. So
what does it mean to practice the presence of God? Well, as Christians, we know
that God is always with us (and in us) wherever we go. If we believe this, why
not talk to Him? (He wants to hear from us) Why not pour out our heart before
Him and tell Him all of your deepest secrets and greatest heart's desires? If
we spend our days walking and talking with our Father, giving Him thanks and
praise for all He has done for us, we will become closer to Him in our
thinking. In essence, we make God our BFF. We can do this by getting to know
Him by studying His Word each day. You will then start to see who He has truly
made you to be, and then you will find the real
you. The you that you have always wished you could be. And remember that
having a conversation with God is not just a one-way street. He will talk back
to you — so listen up!
When
you start living each day practicing God's presence, you will find that the
impossible is now possible! Why?
Because God Mighty, the Creator of the heavens and the earth, is your best
friend. (Wow!) If your best friend was Bill Gates, I don't think you would have
any financial difficulties. As Jesus said, ".. all things are possible with God." (Mark 10:27b) If you read the
Gospel of John you will see the close relationship that Jesus Christ had with
his Heavenly Father. This was one of the reasons why he had such a powerful
ministry. Because He and God were partners.
A
wise man once wrote, "Right
believing is constantly knowing that God's presence and power are with you, and
in you, in any situation." With this kind of thinking, you can never
be defeated. When trouble comes, you are already connected to the power source.
A light bulb is not worth much unless it plugged into the power source. It is
only useful if it is plugged in. Jesus Christ lived everyday with this kind of
sweet fellowship with his Father, having total trust in God's ability — that
with God nothing was impossible. We
now can have this kind of relationship with God that Jesus had.
Having
a true, living and vital relationship with God is the true key to seeing the
impossible come to pass. Jesus taught his disciples a very important lesson,
"For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith." (Mark 11:23)
This verse is impossible to bring to
pass without having a close relationship with God. The mountain in this verse
can refer to any obstacle in our lives that we see as "impossible".
With God on our side we can say to our mountain "be removed" and it
shall be done, if we have no doubt in our hearts. We can have no doubt because
God Almighty is working with us, and in us. Therefore we can have total trust
in His ability - not in our own.
The
Father can and will guide us in the way that we should go. God can also give us
a heads up to trouble and what to do to avoid it. King David learned how to
walk with God through his life. Whenever he went out to battle, he always
consulted with God first and God was able to lead him to victory. God instructed
him in what to do (and what not to do) in order to be victorious in battle.
(See II Samuel 5:18-25) Also being on talking terms with God gives us a more
dynamic prayer life because we know that our prayers are always heard. And if
we know that He hears our prayers then we can be assured that we will have what
we have prayed for.
“And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hear us, whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we desired of him." (I John 5:14 and 15)
"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." (Mark 11:24)
What
kind of mountains do you have in your life? Sickness, disease, persecution,
distress, financial problems? God has not changed. What He has done for others
He can and will do for you. I have seen and read hundreds of testimonies of
everyday believers seeing God's miracles today. Stories of broken bones being
healed, deafness being cured, eyesight being restored, terminal cancer being
eliminated and even cases of autism being cured. How? These people heard that
it was available. They decided that they were going to claim it for themselves
and took it. It is definitely possible. Look who our BFF is. NOTHING is too hard for God.
"Behold, l am the LORD, the God of all flesh: is there anything too hard for me?" (Jeremiah 32:27)
Love Always, Ray
Got any rivers you think are uncrossable? Got any
mountains you cannot tunnel through?
God specializes in things called impossible and He can
do what no other power can do.
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