What's Your Impossible?

When you hear the word impossible, what circumstances come to mind? We often face situations in life that are challenging—and even seem impossible. In Matthew 19:26, Jesus told His disciples, “With man, this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” As we consider this truth, we may believe that God can do the impossible. The question is whether we trust Him to do so.

Dictionary definitions describe impossible as something that cannot be accomplished or obtained. A popular Christian song asks, “What’s your impossible?” Maybe God is asking you to climb a mountain that seems too steep, carry a load that seems too heavy, or meet a need that seems too great. These “impossibles” test who and what we truly rely on.

Psalm 55:22 encourages, “Cast your burdens on the Lord, and he will sustain you…” But is that our first response? Perhaps you were taught to “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” or “dig deep” and conquer life’s challenges by your own strength. In today’s information age, answers are only a few clicks away. Yet searching online or even consulting well-meaning people, books, and articles can often leave us just as overwhelmed and even more confused. I wonder if we’re too quick to rely on our own strength or seek answers elsewhere before seeking the Lord, who is our “refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble” (Psalm 46:1). Seeking wise counsel and practical solutions certainly has its place, but ultimately our dependence belongs on the Lord Himself.

By placing our impossibles in His faithful hands, we acknowledge that He can do what we cannot. Whatever your impossible may be today, bring it honestly before the Lord, trusting Him to accomplish His perfect will. And let us come before the Lord, remembering that He is the God for whom all things are possible. May we find our hope and place our trust in “him who is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us” (Ephesians 3:20).