God is Able!

A few weeks ago our house basement flooded.  It was the fourth time in a year.  Ruth and I were so discouraged and overwhelmed by the situation.  To top it all off, the church lower level flooded as well.  All the work we put into those rooms and classrooms was destroyed in one night.  As I walked into the church that morning, all I could say is God, I can't do this anymore.  I don't have the strength to do this.  I'm done!  His response?  Finally, you have come to the place that I want you to be.  You can't, but I can.  I am able!

Not long after, over a dozen volunteers came out to help with the clean up.  We were done by 5pm.  I was amazed to see so many people come and help us.  It was at that point that I handed everything over to God and began to trust Him to take us places we have never been before.  I know that God has incredible plans for my life and for Trinity Church.  Without God's help, we are going to fail!  It's easy to rely upon your own abilities and your own strength.  And to a point, you are going to be able to accomplish some on your own.  But if you are going to go to a level you have never been before, and see things you have never seen before, you are simply going to have to turn everything over to God and trust him to to the impossible.  The Bible says in Matthew 19:26, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."  

This is what drove me to launch the sermon series, "God is Able."  I can't tell you how God is working in so many lives so far through this series.  People are beginning to believe again, and trust again.  People are beginning to raise the level of their faith and believe God for the impossible in their life, their situation, and their church.  What once was an impossibility is being looked as opportunity for God to do a miracle. I know that God is about to do a miracle at Trinity.  I know He is about to show us in miraculous ways that He is able.  If He can make water flow out of a rock, if he can cause the blind to see, and raise the dead, I know He is able to make the impossible possible.

Joshua prayed one of the most audacious prayer that I have read in the Bible.  He prayed, "Sun stand still."  The sun was setting while Joshua was attempting to defeat the enemy.  In order to get the victory, he needed more time.  Can you imagine that.  A mere man like you and I prayed for the sun to stand still.  That is audacious faith.  God responded to Joshua's faith and God granted Joshua's request.  He defeated the enemy and found victory just as God had promised.

The sun might be setting over your career, your marriage, your finances, or your future.  Don't settle for the expected outcome.  Trust God to turn it around, bring the finances, the people you need, or the resources to do what He has called you to do.

We are believing God to raise $250,000.  We need to complete renovations and move our church forward as we continue to reach people far from God.  It might appear to be the worst time to raise money in this economy.  You think?  Not with God.  He doesn't operate in man's economy.  As we raise the level of our faith and partner with what God is doing, I know He will do great things through us.  I'm believing, I'm trusting, and I'm expecting for the sun to stand still.  I know He will respond and do more than what we ask or think.  God is Able!