God Makes The Impossible Possible

Today’s reading: Ephesians 3:14-21

I am very eager, these days, to move to Brazoria County, the place where my wife grew up and where she has lived since December, waiting for me.

But this transition requires much work.

First, I must finish renovations on my home and my father’s so that we can sell or rent them for their top value. (Money is tight. So I must do this work almost entirely on my own.) Then I must find a suitable place for Dad’s long term care. (He has Aspberger’s syndrome, so just any ole’ “assisted living” center will not do.) And, finally, I must find good employment in Brazoria County.

And I must do all of this while continuing to care for my father’s (often very complex) needs, working up to 60 hours per week at my very hectic livelihood (I do everything from mow yards to tutor high school students to coach graduate students through their thesis to give computer lesson to senior citizens), and continuing the discipleship God calls me to do through the two churches of which I am active (one here in Corpus Christi and the other in Brazoria County).

I can say I’m making progress. But it’s slow. (I am now at least a month behind where I’d intended to be on the repairs to the homes.) And I worry  my wife will become too impatient with me.

There’s that word again: worry. It played a role in yesterday’s devotional, and I’ve confessed many times before that it hinders me almost daily.

Today’s reading includes a verse that always helps me fight worry: “Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine,” (Verse 20)

When I let God’s power take control of my work, I am always amazed at what I accomplish. And, when I look my current adventure from the perspective of this verse, I see that, indeed, I have done much more since December than I would have thought possible.

Today I plan to clear out my home’s utility room and install a new tile floor. I intend to do this after my father and I drive 6 hours (round trip) to attend worship service in Brazoria County. I must do the flooring work tonight or lose the help of my friend who won’t be available again any time soon.

That plan is impossible, I told myself before sitting down to type this devotional. I almost decided to skip the long drive to church.

Nope. I’m going to Brazoria County today. Dad and I want to check up on a couple of dear friends who will be there.

No worries. With God, I will today accomplish much more than I thought possible.

Thanks be to God for his eternal help!