Matthew 17:20
“For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”
Do you ever look at situations in your life and think, “That is impossible, even for God,” or “I’m not sure that I should pray for what I want to see happen in this situation because it feels like too much to ask the Lord?” Have you struggled to keep your faith alive after years of seemingly unanswered prayers?
When I find myself in seasons where my faith is challenged, my first response is to get out my Bible and look for stories that remind me of the God to whom I belong. As I read stories of faith, I am reminded of God’s true nature. I typically land on characters like Abraham, Moses leading the Israelites in their exit from Egypt, Gideon, Samuel, David, Jonah, Elijah, and ultimately Jesus. I read about barren wombs being opened, of enemies who were overtaken by a minimal army, or a child hearing the voice of the Lord in the night. I immerse myself in stories of a teenager killing a giant with a mere sling and a stone, of a man who survived in the belly of a whale and lived to testify, or of dead bodies being brought back to life. I meditate on the rain being prophetically stopped and then called down or study the accounts of miracles upon miracles being administered by simply a touch or a word.
I am reminded that this is the God in whom I have put my trust. This is the God that promises to be with me in the middle of the storm. He is the one I can trust when the waves seem out of control and the noise is so loud I cannot hear clearly. This is the God that is within me, before me, and behind me. This is my dad who has given me a kingdom inheritance. He is the God who does the impossible. All I have to do is ask for his peace, strategy, comfort, strength, and hope. He gladly gives it.
I reflect on my own testimonies of answered prayers, miracles, and provision from the Lord. I think about how he has guided me through the years in my victories and failures. I recall how he took me on paths that led me to freedom in him. I am reminded of his faithfulness in every season. I encourage myself, if he did it before, he can do it again.
Then I set my eyes on Jesus and begin to step forward again in strength, holding onto my faith in the God of miracles who does the impossible.
Listening Prayer:
Holy Spirit, please build my faith to match the truth of who you are. Where am I doubting you in my life? What places am I not trusting that you are with me and helping me? Speak to my heart and reveal any unbelief or deficit within me. Invite the Holy Spirit into the areas he reveals to you.
Prayer:
Father, I proclaim that you are the God of the impossible. I pray that you would give me a heart that believes that you are truly a God of miracles. Help me to believe not only the miracles that I read about in the bible or the miracles that I hear about in the news, but miracles for my life and my circumstances. I pray that I would not filter your ability to do miracles based on my life circumstances, but that I would filter my life circumstances through your ability to do miracles. Forgive me for my doubt. Help me in my unbelief. Give me faith where I am weary and help me to exchange belief where I carry disbelief. I want to present my whole heart to you and not just the things that I think are fixable. I pray that you would point me to passages in your word that would build my faith and fuel my resolve to seek you in all things. Bring to mind worship songs that become my anthem of praise when I am both awake and asleep to encourage my soul. Help me to keep my eyes on you. You are an able God and you never fail. In Jesus’ mighty name, Amen.
Resource:
Resource: Bible verses on the God Of the Impossible
Mark 10:27
“Jesus looked at them and said, “With man it is impossible, but not with God. For all things are possible with God.”
Mark 11:22-24
“And Jesus answered them, “Have faith in God. Truly, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says will come to pass, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.”
Luke 17:5
“The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!”
Ephesians 3:20-12
“Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
Hebrews 11:1-3
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible.”
Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”