Have you ever been faced with an impossible situation, something that was far too hard for you to do? I have, and I bet you have also.
If you have not, you will, if you are serious about your relationship with God through Jesus.
You can either gut it out and try your best (which will not be sufficient), or you can go to God and tell Him: “I cannot do this on my own”. His response might be: "I know. I structured it this way for you. Now let us get on with it."
You do not believe me? Consider the following promise from Jesus:
If you have not, you will, if you are serious about your relationship with God through Jesus.
You can either gut it out and try your best (which will not be sufficient), or you can go to God and tell Him: “I cannot do this on my own”. His response might be: "I know. I structured it this way for you. Now let us get on with it."
You do not believe me? Consider the following promise from Jesus:
"Whatever you ask in My name (according to my will, my purposes, my ways and my character) I will do it, that the Son may bring glory to the Father." John 14:13.
Or how about this promise from Jesus:
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.” John 15:7
Do you see the word "whatever"? The core issue is making sure that what we request is what He wants to do. That is why remaining in Him is so crucial.
We need to know what He wants to do in the situation, and that takes time: time to adore Him, time to listen to what is on His heart, time to know Him, and time to read His Scriptures to know Him and know His voice. It takes time.
Impossibilities only appear that way to us. They do not appear so to Him:
"If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you want and it will be done for you.” John 15:7
Do you see the word "whatever"? The core issue is making sure that what we request is what He wants to do. That is why remaining in Him is so crucial.
We need to know what He wants to do in the situation, and that takes time: time to adore Him, time to listen to what is on His heart, time to know Him, and time to read His Scriptures to know Him and know His voice. It takes time.
Impossibilities only appear that way to us. They do not appear so to Him:
"…for nothing is impossible with God." Luke 1:37
So we can ask: “Whatever…”.
The key is to go to Him as a little child: humble, helpless, and yet fully convinced our heavenly Father will take care of us.
We need only ask, and He will do so, if it is in His will. But we do have to ask.
We need to build the relationship so we know what He wants us to do, we know His plans for us, and we know how He wants us to join Him in His work. It takes time. But there is no better investment.
Spending the time with Him to get His heart on the matter, and then to ask Him according to His will, His purposes, His ways, and His character will make more difference to our businesses and to our lives than anything else we can do.
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