Sunday morning as I was in the shower getting ready for church, a scripture from Philippians came to mind.

Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand. His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:6-7

As I read it, I was a bit perplexed at what exactly God was getting at with me. I have already made known to him my needs. I already, daily, pray that all the ends meet each month. I understand that I shouldn’t worry. None of this was new to me. I closed my Bible and finished getting ready.

As the sermon began, the scripture was brought to my mind again. I still didn’t get it…what did that have to do with the sermon text of Luke 4:18-19?

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free, and that the time of the Lord’s favor has come. Luke 4:18-19

As the preacher began preaching and putting the scripture into life application, my heart began to understand what God was speaking to me all morning. The preacher made the statement, “We are the poor in spirit and we need to admit our need to inherit what God has for us.” When he said that, I flipped to Philippians. I told God that I understood my need to humble myself and admit my dependence, but what was the piece that I was missing. Suddenly it seemed so obvious. Not only does Philippians say to “tell God what you need,” but it also says to “thank Him for all He has done.”

There is was. I hung my head at my seat as I realized that lately I have been so hung up on telling God my lists of needs, that I have neglected to thank Him for all He is doing day by day, and moment by moment in my life. On my way home from church I began to verbally thank God for His provisions in my life and for the ways in which He meets my needs.

I began to wrap my mind around the thought that God knows my needs better than I do. Here I am, asking for God to work out my finances. That’s the need I see. But perhaps God sees a deeper need than that. Perhaps on Sunday God saw my need to learn to trust and rely on Him more than I do. Perhaps God saw my need to be humbled. Perhaps God saw my need to learn contentment. Perhaps God saw my need to die to my self-centeredness of thinking I could work things out alone. Perhaps God saw my need to be stripped away of my need for self-sufficiency and to be reminded that my sufficiency only comes from Him.

God knows my needs. God knows your needs. Sometimes we see our needs in terms of what we have or don’t have. Sometimes what we have, be it time, money, or talent just always seem insufficient. But, in His hands it will always be more than enough.

Spend time this week thanking God for all that He has done, is doing, and continues to do in your personal life. Allow God the opportunity to speak to your heart about the real needs you have in your life, and then trust Him to meet them!

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How does one start a post about the God of the Impossible? How is his authority over all life/situations/things communicated with power using weak words? And yet we try:

God can do anything, you know-far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. (From Ephesians 3 MSG)

Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. (From Ephesians 3 NIV)

“No chance at all,” Jesus said, “if you think you can pull it off by yourself. Every chance in the world if you trust God to do it.” (From Luke 18 MSG)

Jesus replied, “What is impossible with men is possible with God.” (From Luke 18 NIV)

In typical fashion, he has taken our very lives through impossible situations and has worked out details in ways that demonstrate that he alone is God and with him nothing is impossible. So what has he done?

He has guided us through tremendous life change. From happiness in suburban America to an urge to leave the comfortable to a call to reach out to England. He has provided visas to live in the UK. He provided these in a total of three (3) business days from the day we mailed the application, which is simply unheard of. And in a short eight (8) months, he has help us secure prayer support and 100% of our financial support: $13,645 (one-time) and $8755 (monthly). 100%. Since February. He has drawn in faithful people who believe to join this journey. He has done all of this.

Yours is the Greatness the Power and the Glory
Yours is the Vic’try the Majesty and Splendor
For all things come from You
And of Your own we give You

Now our God we give You thanks
And praise Your glorious Name
O Lord our God we declare
The wonders of Your Ways

God of our father’s Abraham and Isaac
Yours is the Kingdom the Heavens and the Earth
For all things come from You
And of Your own we give You

Let Your Name be glorified, O Lord

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Indeed he has done great things. He has done them in ways that show his power and control over all of life.

And now we wait for his reply to the many, many prayers that have gone to him over the house. We wait to hear from him. How will the God of the Impossible reply? How will he use this to tell the story of his greatness and power?