Thankful Thursday: Answer to the Impossible

I'm giving God thanks today for some answers to prayer.  Below is a post of a few "impossible" things I wanted God to help Alyssa with.  Sure I wrote it (or prayed for it) over a year ago, but I was reminded just this week that He answered my prayers.

Well, most of these impossibilities have been "fixed" anyway!  #1 and #3 are great accomplishments in my daughter's life, now a senior in high school, but I'm still praying for #3.

Thank you, dear Jesus, for answering prayer!

The Impossible

Posted August 23, 2010

"But with God all things are possible."  Matthew 19:26

We've finished our first week of the new school year, and are beginning our second.  Though Alyssa is a junior in high school (oh my), she begins her first dose of college classes this week (OH MY).  As we were driving around I teased Lyss about the three things I hoped she would learn this year...

1.  How to wake up to her own alarm clock.

2. How not procrastinate on her homework or responsibilities.

3.  How to drive. 

Alyssa and friends in Aguascalientes, Mexico (2010)

 

She seems to think that all of these are impossible, but I have great hope that with God she can not only learn these things, she can master them beautifully. There are a lot of things that we "think" we can't do, but we have to choose to try, and then seek God's help along the way.

This is the beginning of new things!  Oh how I can't wait to see how Alyssa, with God, will make huge strides in these areas this year.  Adulthood here we come!

Lord, with you all things are possible.  You give the strength your children need to do big things. Help both Alyssa and Kyle to rise to the challenges in their lives that seem beyond their ability.  Give them confidence, power, and hope that comes for your abiding presence with them.  Lord, there are a lot of seemingly impossible things we have to do in our lives, but your promise to help us scale walls.  Thank you, dear Jesus, for being our strength!