If it looks impossible, it's a deception! An outright lie from the father of lies!
Why?
Because God has already said:
"ALL THINGS are possible to him who believes." [Mark 9:23]
"With people this is impossible, but with God ALL THINGS are possible." [Matthew 19:26; Mark 10:27]
"The things that are impossible with people are possible with God." [Luke 18:27]
'And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will SAY to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and NOTHING will be impossible to you."' [Matthew 17:20]
"For nothing will be impossible with God." [Luke 1:37]
'For as many as are the promises of God, in Him they are YES; therefore also through Him is our AMEN—so be it—to the GLORY OF GOD THROUGH US.' [2 Corinthians 1:20]
'But thanks be to God, who ALWAYS leads us in TRIUMPH in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.' [2 Corinthians 2:14]
'...ALL THINGS belong to you, and you belong to Christ; and Christ belongs to God.' [1 Corinthians 3:22,23]
'He who did not spare His own Son, but delivered Him over for us all, how will He not also with Him freely give us ALL THINGS?' [Romans 8:32]
"Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father has chosen gladly to give you the kingdom." [Luke 12:32]
'And Jesus answered saying to them, "Have faith in God. Truly I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be taken up and cast into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is going to happen, it will be granted him. Therefore I say to you, all things for which you pray and ask, believe that you have received them, and they will be granted you."' [Mark 11:22-24]
"Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. If you ask Me ANYTHING in My name, I will do it." [John 14:13,14]
So if it looks impossible, DON'T LOOK AT IT!
Huh?
Look at the unseen instead! The forever-settled, established-from-the-foundation-of-the-world WORD OF GOD.
'...while we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen; for the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are eternal.' [2 Corinthians 4:18]
I think that's what the Holy Spirit meant, in part, in Philippians 4:8...
'Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.'
Yes, we are to count our blessings...remember the good things God has already done as well as the good things in your life right now.
But, as there is no time or space in the Spirit and God has finished His works from the foundation of the world, you can meditate on the forever-settled Word as already accomplished in your life!
How do you see it? By faith!
'Now faith is the ASSURANCE—that which has actual existence, substance, real being—of things hoped for, the CONVICTION—proof—of things NOT SEEN.' [Hebrews 11:1]
Remember...'For as he thinks within himself, so he is.' [Proverbs 23:7] If you fall for the deception that something is impossible for you, it will be. Likewise, if you think it is possible, it will be, for you! Even if it appears to be impossible for others…
If you think it's already done, it is.
Isn’t that called denial? Maybe in the natural world of psychology and reasoning, but we are to live by faith! And faith sees what God sees…
That's why Satan uses deception—he knows he can get you to use your own power against you!
Don't let him do it!
Hallelujah.
