God’s plan for you always goes beyond what is humanly possible. It is good to realise that at the outset so that you don’t avoid impossible situations. When the challenge looks too great to surmount it may well nevertheless be the way ahead. Overcoming situations that seem too hard is an essential element in the growth of faith. When you have conquered one situation it gives you the confidence to face that feeling of despair when the next impossible situation arises. And when you make this a habit of life then you are really walking by faith. The Israelites knew that God’s plan for them was to enter the promised land, but they could not overcome their despair when they saw the impossibility of the situation. In Numbers 13 we read about the return of the scouts who were sent ahead to spy out the land that God was giving to his people. They reported that the land was good indeed, but impenetrable due to its powerful inhabitants. Caleb reminds them that they could nevertheless take possession of it. For him it was not a matter of ability but of obedience. If they followed God’s leading, he would make the way as he had done thus far. It is for God to lead and us to follow. And God always leads us through the impossible. So, when you face an impossible situation, don’t think initially about what you can or can’t do. Think about what you should do. Think about what God is calling you to do in that moment irrespective of the possibilities.
What impossible situations is God calling you to face? How are you responding?
Read Numbers 13.
