One of our Sunday School students recently wrote in a paper, "Because you are a Christian, you have the power of God, so you have the power of impossibility." The power of impossibility, what an interesting concept. All of us at one time or another have sought to do the impossible. Some have even succeeded.

Unfortunately, doing the impossible doesn’t happen often enough for most of us. Yet, I believe, it can become a regular occurrence. It can happen frequently for the Christian when he both believes in the power of God and appropriates that power into his life.

What problems are you facing today? Let’s see how we might solve them with God’s help. Begin by writing them down. This is very important. If you need a second piece of paper, use it. Include

the tough ones too: lack of confidence, loneliness, stealing from the job. Now group the problems according to their importance. Which ones will give you the most peace of mind and renewed joy when they are solved? You might list them under the headings, "Critical," "Very Important," and "Important." I am sure that many you list under the "Critical" column will seem impossible to solve by every human standard. But remember, the Christian has the power of God to bring to bear on the situation. In other words he has the power of impossibility.

Now choose one from your "Critical" list. It can even be that really big one. Each day find ten to fifteen minutes when you can be alone. First picture your problem in your mind. Visualize all its ramifications. Next invite God to help as you consider the situation. Discuss the alternatives with him. Be sure to listen to what he has to say. Now ask God for the power of impossibility to solve your problem.

Two other important things must be mentioned. First, you must believe God can help you do the impossible. Second, you should understand that he’s not going to help you solve something in a sinful manner. He won’t encourage you to buy a gun to be used on yourself or on someone else you might think deserves it. If this seems to be your answer, you must listen harder.

Be sure to thank God for the solution you will receive. Do it immediately, it shows faith. Move in this way from one problem to another, one list to the next. If you get bogged down on one, continue to work on it a little each day as you tackle another. Before long, you will find doing the impossible a daily occurrence.