Impossible

Yesterday, I was standing in my bathroom, getting ready for church. I just needed to hear God say something to me - anything. I am confident that I am right where He wants me to be - I just needed some affirmation. Aloud, I said "God, give me something. Just please give me something to get me through this day, knowing that I'm right where you want me to be." Being the ignorant Christian that I am, I didn't really think He was going to do anything, but I thought I'd ask anyway. Christians are stupid sometimes - it's in our nature. So, Kate and I bundled up, prepared for the 28 degree weather, and headed off to church. Kate goes happily into the nursery - I go in the sanctuary, signal to the usher that I need one seat - yeah, that's right buster brown - you see me every week - you know I only need one seat. Worship was wonderful. Then, our pastor gets up there and starts with "I have nothing for you." I'm thinking, you've got to be kidding. I woke up early, got ready, got Kate ready, go out into the 28 degree weather and you have nothing. Of couse, he had something. God had something even if he didn't. The bottom line of the message was, God sent an angel to let Mary know that she was going to be the mom for His Son. She was pregnant without a husband and to top that, she was carrying Jesus - the Savior of the world. I'm sure she was scared to death and thought, what in the world is going to happen to me. I have to admit that I've asked the same question. What is going to happen to me? As I continue to walk with the Lord and talk with Him, my mind changes....my heart changes. I find myself more and more being truly ok with whatever He chooses for my life. That's kind of scary and yet very freeing. I find that I don't fight Him so much anymore on what He asks me to do. Yes, I know what I want and what I think is best but I continue to pray that God would make His desires mine. I've been challenged by a dear friend not to put my hope in people, but continue to place all hope and all trust in Christ only. He knows. He knows what is going to happen and what the end of my story is.
After the angel gave Mary this huge, life-altering news, he ended by saying "For nothing will be impossible with God." (Luke 1:37). Her reply was simple, trusting and confident, "Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word." (Luke 1:38). I hear her saying "You know, Lord. You know what the story is and how it's going to go. I surrender to what your plan is. I'm not going to fight it, because in the end, you know what the best thing is." So, in the end, God did give me something yesterday. He gave me a reminder that with Him, absolutely nothing is impossible - nothing. I wanted to jump out of my seat when Pete read that verse in church! That was God, talking to little ole me - Cyndee Corley in Plano, Texas.
I know this was lengthy and I appreciate anyone who read it, but when God is doing big things in your life, you just want to shout it out and tell everyone! This is my way of shouting it out.