Impossible things

Last week I talked about the perfect relationship, one that never fails and where we always receive what we need. This week I want to go one step farther. Sometimes we view God as a vending machine, ask for something and watch it pop out of the machine, other times we see Him as an impenetrable god far away on His throne not easily entreated nor caring. He is neither one of these things He is a loving Father who has more for us than we have for ourselves. We go to Him in prayer, not to change His plans, but to change our hearts, He already knows what we need, it is for us to realize His purpose and then see his tender mercies.


                           

 Heavenly Father knowing what we would face in this life sent us a Savior to feel our pains individually and uniquely so that we would have someone to turn to for solace. Heavenly Father understands the perils and trials of this life and He understands the pains of these last days, He understands the power being unleashed on the world and He so desires to help us, but agency must be maintained, He cannot take from us our right to choose, He must wait for our request. In days of impossibilities we must ask Heavenly Father's assistance to do the impossible. Just as God stayed the mouths in the lion's den for Daniel, parted the Red Sea for Moses and gave Sarah a child as a post-menopausal women He expects to give those same miracles in these days, we need to expect to receive them. Our first reaction to trial is anguish or fear, when our reaction could be to go straight to our Father in Heaven and say "Father I'm scared, I don't know what to do or how to do it, please send help." Sometimes that help will be visually miraculous, other times it will be peace, perhaps, the greatest miracle of all.


                           

             

Some may be wondering, I am so imperfect and fall so short, why would God help me, why would he even notice. Because you are His child and He loves you. And He needs a strong people, He needs people who have faced extremity, turned to Him, received help and can now Testify of Him. As saints who have felt His love or tired souls who need that love, holding onto Him and sharing of Him brings His love so quickly into our lives. C.S Lewis says that we underestimate our God and are too easily pleased with minor distractions and little effort. As followers of Jesus Christ we have seen His tender mercies in our lives and we need to share that love and expect that power in our lives. We are known, we are numbered, we are loved, we have power. We are children of a chosen generation to see the towers of men crumble and see the devices of men fail. What are we doing to prepare? Are we doing all that we can to know our God, to know His love and feel his protection? The world as we know it is changing, you can feel it in the air.  The time for preparation is almost past, seek the Lord to know what impossibles He wants to help you do.