nothing will be impossible

And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.  Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. For with God nothing will be impossible.”(Luke 1:35-37)

So what is it you are planning in life: Is it a career, a relationship, a school choice, a vacation, or in my case, funding for a mission trip with fifteen teens? I can guarantee you one thing. If it is in the will of God for you and you are in His will, it will come to pass!

Imagine Mary for a minute. Here is this young Jewish girl, who according to apocryphal writings, was dedicated to the Lord and raised in the Temple from an early age. 

(According to apocryphal writings Mary spent her childhood from age 3 – 12 in the temple. The medieval representation of this shows Mary wearing a sash whose both ends are knotted in such a way that they are hanging loose and low. The sash is a typical attribute of the virgin in the temple and symbolises Mary’s chastity and virginal and exclusive dedication to God later on.)

 Imagine her surprise and shock when she heard the news from the angel. Yet she believed nothing was impossible with God! She was in the will of God and God accomplished His will in her! Obedience brings success. If we want what God wants for us, then we must pursue Him and His ways. (Hebrews 11:6)

What is it we want? What is it God wants for us? There is a difference. However, if it is of God and we pursue it, it will come to pass!

....being confident of this very thing, that He who has begun a good work in you will complete it until the day of Jesus Christ....(Philippians 1:6)