Every Friday I join a community of bloggers for Five Minute Friday. One word prompt, five minutes. Unedited. The prompt this week is … Possibility.
Possibility … the fact that something could be possible. This means that something can be, or could happen, can be done or accomplished.
Possibilities can open up so many opportunities for us. For those who have dreams, possibilities bring hope and ambition, new motivation to reach a goal.
Maybe because it is still early January and Christmas is still weaving in my mind; or maybe because I am in the middle of yet reading a Christmas devotional, not sure. Either way, I think Christmas breathes of possibilities.
When the angel comes to Mary to announce she will bear a son, not any son but the Son of God, she questions him a bit, “How can this be, since I am a virgin?”
Valid question as it certainly presents its challenges, an impossibility.
Gabriel doesn’t miss a beat though, and continues to tell her of another impossibility. Her way past prime cousin, Elizabeth, is also pregnant. He then states, “It’s true. But nothing is impossible with God.”
This morning remembering Elizabeth, Mary, and Gabriel’s words is encouraging, not only for the Advent season, but for every day.
Gabriel’s words tell me this is the path we all are on, the journey of faith. This is the reason we pray for the lost, the broken, the wounded, the grieving, the hardened soul, the impoverished.
Jesus looked at them intently and said, “Humanly speaking, it is impossible. But with God everything is possible.” (Matthew 19:26, NLT)
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Today I am joining …
Beautiful thoughts from Mary and the Christmas story on possibility. There’s a favorite and fun story I share when speaking about the God of the impossible.
A Kindergarden teacher asks her students what they want to be when they grow up. Answers around the circle are police officer, nurse, doctor and so on. Until one little boy states, “My mom says I’m impossible, so I want to become possible.” 😉
Karen, I love the story! I join that little one in saying, “I want to become possible.” May we become all that He wants us to be. I’m so glad you shared!
Thanks for sharing this on Twitter!
Every morn again I stand
at the brink of my Eternity,
and wonder just what God has planned;
where is the possibility
that He might make me well and heal
the cancer deep within,
and then there’s something that I feel,
feels kinda like a win,
’cause I’m still here, with much to say,
and maybe much to give;
even my doctor’s passed away,
so maybe just to live
shows that God’s responsible,
and Master of the Possible!
oh i could sit with that image you’ve shared with us all day, Joanne …
Too often when we pray, our focus is on the situation at hand instead of the possibilities as we place the situation in GOD’S hands. To pray forward into the possibilities will surely strengthen our faith and lift our spirits!
Christmas reflections and January aspirations lead us to lean on Him for the upcoming potential and possibilities 2022 hold for us, Joanne.
Great post. Thank you