{"id":115,"date":"2012-10-28T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2012-10-28T13:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=115"},"modified":"2012-10-28T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2012-10-28T13:20:00","slug":"impossible-you-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=115","title":{"rendered":"Impossible You Say?"},"content":{"rendered":"

November is just three days away. I\u2019ve always looked forward to November. It is the beginning of my favorite time of year. Some call it the holiday season. I call it wonderful!<\/span><\/p>\n

Some of my favorite people were born in the month of November. My Dad, one of my Grandfathers\u2019, and my youngest daughter all celebrate their day of birth in November. And then, of course, Thanksgiving is in November. November is a great month!<\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/a>It wasn\u2019t until several years ago that I was enlightened to the fact that November is also National Novel Writer\u2019s Month. NaNoWriMo for short, writers are encouraged to write 50,000 words in 30 days. Since I learned of NaNoWriMo, I\u2019ve written a novel each year. I have been awarded a \u201cwinners\u201d badge and the bragging rights to that fact.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I have once again taken a leap of faith and have decided to write yet another novel. But that isn\u2019t all I\u2019ve determined to do during the month of November.<\/span><\/div>\n
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While NaNoWriMo is for fictional writers, I\u2019ve also found a group that gathers the non-fiction writers and encourages them to write a book during the month of November. There\u2019s a book in the back of my mind for this one too.<\/span><\/div>\n
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And then of course, there is my blog. My commitment to write here on a daily basis really keeps me hopping. But I enjoy it so. I learn so much. I feel God leading me in this direction. Full Measure of Joy has become part of who I am.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Is it possible to write this much? It would mean writing nearly 3,500 words daily. In three different directions. Is it possible?<\/span><\/div>\n
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I don\u2019t know.<\/span><\/div>\n
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It does seem that I\u2019m trying to be an over-achiever. That I\u2019ve determined to tackle the impossible.<\/span><\/div>\n
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But I would have to say that I\u2019m joining forces with some of the greatest people in history. People who accepted impossible tasks, followed through, and were successful.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I\u2019m sure you can think of the big ones in Scripture, but what about the less spoken accounts of those who were successful when placed in seeming impossible situations?<\/span><\/div>\n
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People like Leah. Her father tricked a man into marrying her. The problem? Her husband, Jacob, wanted to marry her sister Rachel. She wound up in a situation that seemed impossible. With a man who didn\u2019t want her and who loved her sister more than her.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Such mistreatment, frustration, and loss. God, however, was with Leah.\u00a0 <\/span>He saw that she was not loved and opened her womb. Leah bore children for Jacob. In this impossible situation, God showed up.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Leah\u2019s account can be found in Genesis 29:14-31:55. In the end, Leah bore half of Jacob\u2019s sons. Half of the twelve whose descendants became the twelve tribes of Judah. Now I call that successful.<\/span><\/div>\n
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And what about this man? He had been an invalid for thirty-eight years. He stayed by the Pool of Bethesda, waiting for the water to stir. But since there was no one to help him into the pool, someone else always got into the water before him. <\/span><\/div>\n
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Thirty-eight years. Knowing all of those years that it would never change. That he was destined to be lame his entire life. How disappointing. How discouraging. How impossible.<\/span><\/div>\n
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But Jesus had an encounter with this frustrated man. After telling Jesus his story, Jesus spoke words that would change his life. \u201cGet up!\u201d<\/i> (John 5:8 \u2013 NIV) The man did so and was able to walk.<\/span><\/div>\n
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While we do not know how this man\u2019s life was changed, we do know he had another encounter with Jesus. Jesus said to the man, \u201cSee, you are well again. Stop sinning or something worse may happen to you.\u201d<\/i> (John 5:14 \u2013 NIV)<\/span><\/div>\n
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Jesus was teaching this man that being spiritually disabled was far worse than the physical implications of his ailment. Spiritual success will always trump physical success.<\/span><\/div>\n
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This man\u2019s Scriptural account can be found in John 5:1-15. In this impossible situation, Jesus showed up. <\/span><\/div>\n
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I don\u2019t know how God is going to show up during the month of November, but I can guarantee He will.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I\u2019ll be encouraged by a verse or passage of Scripture. I\u2019ll be inspired by an exceptionally beautiful sunrise or sunset. I\u2019ll receive a boost of energy from a new piece of information or knowledge. God will show up.<\/span><\/div>\n
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I just need to be looking for Him!<\/span><\/div>\n
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Perhaps I will miss some of the goals I\u2019ve set for November. But it won\u2019t be because I didn\u2019t try. And it won\u2019t be because I tried it on my own. There isn\u2019t much I can do without God.<\/span><\/div>\n
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There\u2019s an old tune I remember singing as a child. \u201cNothing is Impossible.\u201d As you read through these lyrics, remember that God is going to show up during the impossible times of your life. Just keep looking for Him.<\/span><\/div>\n
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Nothing is Impossible<\/p>\n

Nothing is impossible when you put your trust in God;
Nothing is impossible when you’re trusting in His Word.
Hearken to the voice of God to thee;
“Is there anything too hard for Me?”
Then put your trust in God alone and rest upon His Word;
For ev’rything, O, ev’rything, yes ev’rything is possible with God.[i]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n

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Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/span><\/div>\n
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Donna<\/span><\/div>\n

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[i]<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> Nothing is Impossible, Words and Music by Eugene L. Clark<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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