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WOWW. What a year. Honestly, I have absolutely no idea where it has gone. As 2025 slowly closes its eyes and slips into the pages of history, two lessons stand before me with unmistakable clarity:

(1) I cannot keep stacking my life’s plate as high as the mountain outside my window, and
(2) there is no such thing as an impossibility.

I’ve spent much of this year writing about the first lesson, but over the past few weeks, my heart has been pulled toward the second — the one that shakes me, challenges me, and fills me with awe.

The Word “Impossible” — A Lie We Keep Believing

Impossible.
A fascinating word.
A word that claims something is absolutely, positively unable to be done. A word that insists something is unreasonable, unreachable, unchangeable.

And yet every single one of us meets an “impossible” at some point in our lives.

Maybe it’s making it through a semester.
Maybe it’s regaining your health.
Maybe it’s a spouse or a brother coming to know the Lord.
Maybe it’s trusting God to show you what steps He wants you to take next.
Maybe it’s believing that God will bring “the one” into your life.
Maybe it’s healing from an illness no one believes you’ll recover from.

Whatever big or small, sooner or later we all stand before a mountain that looks too high, too steep, too heavy — an impossibility.

But here’s the real question:
Is it truly impossible?
Or is it simply beyond our ability, yet fully within God’s?

Impossibility Is God’s Favorite Canvas

Shifting our mindset in those moments is not easy. Trusting God when everything in us screams “this can’t be done” is not natural. But Scripture shows us again and again that what looks impossible to us is simply an invitation for God to move in a way that leaves no doubt about who carried us.

Caleb understood this.
Impossible wasn’t in his vocabulary.

Even when the giants towered.
Even when the walls were fortified.
Even when rumours spread fear like wildfire.
Even when his own people grumbled, complained, and doubted.
Even when speaking truth could have cost him his life.

Caleb stood firm because he knew the Commander‑in‑Chief.
He trusted the outcome to God, not to human odds.

Abraham and Sarah understood this too — eventually.
God promised a son, but the years kept passing. Abraham tried to “help” God, and that didn’t work. Then, at ninety years old, Sarah heard she would bear a child and laughed out loud. Who wouldn’t?
But God did exactly what He said He would do.

And Lazarus — four days dead, sealed in a tomb.
No one even wanted to open it.
But Jesus called his name, and death itself obeyed.

Scripture Doesn’t Whisper This — It Shouts It

• Luke 1:37 — For with God nothing shall be impossible.
• Matthew 19:26 — With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.
• Mark 9:23 — If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
• Jeremiah 32:17 — Nothing is too hard for You.

These aren’t poetic lines – these verses are declarations and our strong foundation when everything around us seems to crumble.

Steps Ahead

So what can I do when faced with this impossible untraversable mountain?

1. Ask: “Is this impossible for me, or impossible for God?”

This single question reframes everything.
Most “impossibilities” are simply things outside our strength, not His.
When you shift the burden from your shoulders to His, the weight changes instantly.

Psalm 142:2 — “I pour out my complaint before Him; I tell my trouble before Him.”

2. Anchor Yourself in Testimonies — Biblical and Personal

Caleb. Sarah. Lazarus.
Your own past victories.
Moments where God surprised you.
When you remember what He has done, it becomes easier to trust what He will do.

Psalm 77:11 — “I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember Your wonders of old.”

3. Remind yourself Who is in control.

“HOW will this work out?” leads to anxiety.
“WHO is in control?” leads to peace.

Psalm 121:2 — “My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth.”

4. Speak Possibility Out Loud

Your words shape your mindset.
Try phrases like:

• “This looks impossible, but God is not limited.”
• “I don’t see the way yet, but He does.”
• “My job is to trust; His job is to act.”

Faith grows when you give it a voice.

Proverbs 18:21 — “Death and life are in the power of the tongue.”

5. Let Go of Your Timeline

Impossibility often feels like “too late.”
But God is not bound by clocks, calendars, or deadlines.
Sarah’s story proves that delay is not denial — sometimes it’s divine setup.

Habakkuk 2:3 — “Though it tarry, wait for it; because it will surely come, it will not delay.”

6. Practice Courage in Small Things

Faith is a muscle.
When you trust God in small impossibilities —
a stressful day, a tight budget, a difficult conversation —
you build the strength to trust Him in the big ones.

Luke 16:10 — “He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much.”

7. Surround Yourself With “Caleb People”

People who see giants will feed your fear.
People who see God will feed your faith.
Choose companions who remind you of what’s true, not what’s terrifying.

Proverbs 13:20 — “He who walks with the wise becomes wise…”

8. Pray Boldly, Not Politely

God is not intimidated by big prayers.
Ask Him for the thing that feels outrageous.
Ask Him for the thing that feels too far gone.
Ask Him for the thing you’ve stopped asking for.

Bold prayers open the door for bold answers.

Hebrews 4:16 — “Let us then approach the throne of grace with boldness…”

So What Do I Call Impossible?

A family member coming to the truth.
Staying healthy in the face of sickness.
Passing an exam or wrapping my head around a new role.
Memorizing Scripture when my mind forgets.
Standing firm in the final days.
Seeing my Lord when He comes.

Whatever impossibility we face, they are not impossible for God.

So when I stand before my giants — whatever shape they take — I pray I will stand firm, lift my chin, and declare with confidence:

My God is the God of possible.
My impossibilities are His opportunities.

My timing is not His timing.
And nothing is too hard for Him.

Kind of like that song we used to sing as kids: “My God is so big – so strong and so mighty – there’s nothing my God cannot do….FOR YOU.”