Keeping our faith is hard when the situation seems impossible. But God is not hampered by what’s possible to us, so have faith that he can take the impossible and turn it on its head.
“And by faith even Sarah, who was past childbearing age, was enabled to bear children because she considered him faithful who had made the promise.” (Hebrews 11:11)
There was a time I thought my marriage wouldn’t survive.
That sounds dramatic, but it’s true. So many things had been done and not done. Things said that couldn’t be taken back, and things that weren’t said, leaving a silence that was toxic.
When your dreams are laying in a pile at your feet, when your heart is breaking and you can’t imagine the next step because the road seems to have abruptly come to a dead end, faithfulness seems very far away.
How can we have faith in what we can’t see when what we can see doesn’t inspire anything close to trust?
That’s where I was during those dark days. I imagine that’s where Sarah was in this story in scripture. Old and way past childbearing years, she could no longer imagine herself holding an infant that was hers. She even laughed when visiting angels said she’d be pregnant soon.
Grief and bitterness can hide our faith, making it hard to believe that the impossible is possible.
But we can have faith that God can do anything
Sarah got her baby, despite her age and disbelief. And her child would be the start of generations that filled the earth.
Did Sarah have faith? I think so. Even as she thought it was impossible, she had faith that God would make the impossible possible and give her the child he promised. And he did.
When I felt as though the road of my marriage was at the end, I remember the ultimate peace I felt when I handed it to God. I knew I couldn’t go any farther. But He could. And He did.
He breathed new life into my marriage, new life into my husband and I. He took that dead end and showed us the path around that blockage and forward.
Was it easy? Painless? Simple? No, it wasn’t. I’m sure Sarah’s hours in childbirth were no walk in the park either. God promises us many things, but He never promised us “easy” in this world.
I thank God every day for the way He faithfully carried us to a new place in our marriage. He was faithful when I placed my faith in Him. He made what seemed impossible, possible.
What about you?
What feels impossible to you today? Is there a broken relationship, a financial struggle, or a health issue that feels beyond your control or help? Give it to God and have faith that He can change things.
Things are only impossible when we try to conquer them alone.
Have a blessed Monday!
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