I can’t Do This.

I can’t.

This mountain? Insurmountable. 

Rough terrain. 

A giant out in front.

The elements, unpredictable. 

How? Who knows? All I see, all I hear, all I feel is I can’t. It hurts too much. Lord, I’m scared.

It’s overwhelming to think about taking the next step.

We can’t see the next step.

All we can see is the mountain.

“I CAN’T” is an unwelcome friend in my thoughts because of the pain, the fear, the sadness, the hurt. I do not want to. It’s impossible. It’s just TOO MUCH.

And it is- for us.

But not for our God. It’s never too much for Him. Because of His strength and His Spirit, the impossible becomes possible. The insurmountable, conquered. The next step, taken.

Little by little, the giant subdued. 

When we bring our “I can’t” to Jesus, He wraps it in His capable hands and throws it under His feet. He speaks to our hearts what He said to Paul: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” (1 Corinthians 12:9)

We join Paul in boasting about our weakness because we KNOW WE CANNOT. He keeps us and somehow, tomorrows keep coming. Healing flows down as we continue to allow ourselves to feel the pain, breathe it in, breathe it out and inhale the love of a perfectly wise Heavenly Father who is constantly working out His will.

Understanding, no. Peace, yes. Eternally. We are Supernaturally guarded in this way.

He is God. He knows how. He says, “Daughter, I can. Do you believe this?”

And our leaves do not wither and our light shines like the noonday sun and rivers of living water flow and joy rolls over sorrow and victory dances. She looks over her shoulder, extending her hand, asking today, 

“Do you want to come and dance with me?”

Freedom runs wild when we exchange our “I can’t” with “we can,” because when we are in Christ, we are not alone. Me has become we. 

“We can do this now.”

He whispers, “Follow me up here.”

“I am in charge of the elements.”

“I slayed the giants.”

“Come close, this close always, and we’ll slay giants together and bring the whole family with us.

Not one will be lost. 

I’ve got this, not you. Because I have won and it is finished. Do you believe this? Come with me.”

When “I can’t” is every day…

Nothing is too hard for God. He lives in me. We can.

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Cheering You On Always,