"God can do nothing for me until I get to the limit of the possible." (Oswald Chambers)
Do I ever do anything that is not possible unless God shows up? Do I ever even try? Am I ever in any situation that cannot be resolved unless God delivers? Have there been times in my life where I have felt this "delight of despair"?
Perhaps my mind does not remember everything, but I can't think of any of the above.
My life is full of the possible. I can do things because of my education, my personality, my resources, or even because I have done them before. I am sure that God has come through for me before, but I do not recognize it as such. I am hesitant to put myself in positions where I am not sure I can do something.
Mentally I can read Chambers each day. I can write this journal and reflect on the meaning, and I can kind of understand what God is telling me in each reading, but to move this from the brain to the heart and experience it fully, is something else entirely.
My life right now is pretty predictable, so I do not leave God much room to show His grace and power. If I can do it on my own, why do I need Him? Another one of those rhetorical questions.
God has said in His Word that He will. Am I back to the issue of Trust again?
Help!
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