God appeared to Abraham, telling him clearly that Sarah would have a child, even in her old age. And from that offspring, Isaac, would come the nation of Israel and ultimately the Savior of the world. You see, God had a plan and He would make sure that it came to pass. We look at things through our human eyes and understanding. God, who sees and knows all things, does the impossible and we shake our heads in amazement. I will never cease to be amazed at God’s great love and miraculous works. I am certain that He is at work on my behalf daily; I just don’t have my spiritual eyes open to all that He is doing for me.

My word for the year is “trust” and God is helping me with that word by reminding me in my devotional that nothing is impossible with Him beside me. I am facing a procedure on Tuesday that one friend described as excruciatingly painful and uncomfortable. It is the final test that I have to go through before I am cleared for surgery. Well, guess what? I am not happy about the procedure, but I am confident that I will have the Lord right beside me, helping me through it. That’s right, through it! Not around it, but right through it. After all, nothing is impossible with God and I am believing that this test will be nothing for God. No biggie for my Father in Heaven who loves me!

In two of the gospels, Jesus repeats that nothing is impossible with God. Just who do I think that I am to question the Lord? After all, He left the Father, came to earth as man and then returned to the Father. Since He knew the Father more intimately than I could ever hope to, I am taking Him at His Word. God said it, so that settles it for me. I am praying in His will, as His child, that He will take care of me through all of the trials that I have to go through. He has come through for me so many times in the past, so why should I doubt that He will come through for me this time? God and I are on a team together after all. It’s called the “Believe Team.” I hope that you will join it and see how great it is to wake up each day knowing that God wants what is best for you. You just have to believe in your heart that Jesus is your Savior and ask Him to be a part of your life everyday. That’s a simplified version, but trust me when I tell you that the best thing that you could ever do in your entire life is to become part of God’s “Believe Team.” That’s why I won’t be discouraged when a friend tells me that the procedure is awful. Indeed, perhaps it was for her! But I am trusting God to walk through this test with me. No matter how uncomfortable it is, I will have God right beside me. Let me tell you a little story. About fourteen years ago, I had knee surgery on my right knee. It was not until after I had the surgery that it was discovered that I am allergic to all opioids. Yep! The meds to help me through the pain of rehabilitation were not useful to me at all because I went into an immediate asthma attack when they were administered. So, I went daily to my rehab and called on the name of Jesus. When my therapist asked me what I wanted to be able to do with my surgically repaired knee, I replied that I wanted to be able to kneel in prayer. He looked at me skeptically and said that would be difficult and maybe impossible, but he would help me to work on it. Was there pain involved? Of course! But, I prayed each time I went, calling on the name of Jesus during the extreme pain of bending my leg at that joint. (Anyone who has had knee surgery can relate, I’m sure.) By the time I was released from therapy, I could kneel in prayer. God answered the desires of my heart, even without pain meds to get me through it. So, a procedure that lasts less than an hour will be no big deal to my Heavenly Father. Nothing is impossible with Him! I’m holding on to that promise and I hope that you are, too. Blessings and prayers for a God-filled weekend!