Living Through The Impossible

Mark 14:35-36---And he went forward a little, and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him. And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee; take away this cup from me: nevertheless not what I will, but what thou wilt.

So many people who have never lived through or lived with circumstances that seem impossible tell us “to just pray”. However, dealing with the impossible is not always that easy. If we tell the truth in total and complete honesty, for those of us who live with or who have lived through the impossible, praying is sometimes the most difficult thing there is for us to do. Adversity tries to kill our spirit. Adversity tries to kill our soul. Adversity tries to separate us from God. In spite of what adversity tries to do to us, we can still make prayer attempts. In spite of our adversity, we can still try to pray even when we might think God is not listening. You must remember God is always listening, no matter what you face in your life, God is always near to you and He hears everything you say in your heart. When you face the impossible and you see no hope, God hears you say to yourself that you see no way out and you have no hope. When you face the impossible, you must try to pray even when you think praying is of no value. Even when you are full of doubt, grief, guilt, shame, and every other kind of inner pain, you must pray on in spite of impossible odds. When you face the impossible, and you don’t want to pray, remember praying against the impossible is like doing a physical workout with your body. When you physically work out, your muscles and body may ache. When you physically work out, your results or payoff may be in the far distant future. In the same way, when you pray in faith during impossible times, your results may be far off, your soul may ache from the praying, but when you pray, what seems impossible now can easily become reality in the next moment here and now or later in Heaven.