The part that really stuck out to me though was what the angle told her about how she would become pregnant. Yes, he says the Holy Spirit will overshadow her and also lets her know that her very aging cousin Elizabeth has miraculously become pregnant. And then follows it up by saying, "For nothing will be impossible with God." (Luke 1:37). Something that I think God kind of made jump out at me was that is says with God, not For God. Many already know that God has complete control and that everything is possible for Him. But here it says that nothing is impossible WITH Him. Now perhaps I am reading too much into this, but I actually find this really significant. In the one word "with" we see that God, who has nothing impossible for Him, says to us (who have so many limitations), that With Him, nothing will be impossible. Yes, when we try on our own, we have limitations galore. But when we walk with Him and are seeking Him and His will, there are no impossibilities. Yes, there will be things that our flesh wants to do that God will not allow to happen, but with Him, He can make anything happen. He invites us to travel with Him in this journey called life.
So our lives do contain mountains and valleys. Sometimes there are times when we feel we will never reach the top of the mountain, and it can get discouraging at times. But what we need to realize, is that nothing absolutely nothing is impossible when we are walking with our Savior and LORD, Jesus Christ. Also, we can be assured that He IS with us.
Another thing I think is really cool about this is that sometimes what seems impossible to me is getting rid of habits that are not healthy but that I slip into from time to time. I often instead of trusting God to begin with, find myself worrying instead. And some people know this about me and perhaps now just come to expect it of me. But the thing is, even though it seems kind of impossible for me to change that about myself to change myself into someone who rather trusts God first, with God, it is POSSIBLE to change that. With Him, not by myself. It is also really neat that even though I some might label me as a "worrier", in Jesus, I am confident. In my lack of confidence, He IS Confidence. In whatever it is that you are lacking right now, don't remain in it. Know today that with Jesus, everything is possible. On your own you lack a lot, but with Jesus, you have everything. Lets know this today. Know that he is with us. Know that not only is everything possible FOR God, but for us, everything is possible when we are walking WITH Him.
