What is impossible for people is possible with God.” Luke 18:27 NLT When I was in elementary school my family and I visited the University of Virginia. I thought the campus looked pretty and I told the tour guide that I thought this might be a school I’d like to attend. “Little lady, no can do. This college is just for men.” Once I believed with absolute certainty the Spirit of God impressed upon me that I was to preach His message of hope to hurting people–to the ends of the earth. “Impossible. You’re a woman; you’re Baptist. No way did God give you that message,” I was told by someone I deeply respected. But here’s the thing, and there’s no escaping it. God’s purposes prevail. And that’s that. I figured if I was going to even have a shot at storming “The Grounds” at “The University” I’d better work hard in school, and I did (and was accepted in 1974 with other women–we were a distinct minority, but we were present). I recognized that I’d probably never deliver a message of hope from a pulpit on planet earth, but I decided that heaven might look different. So I got myself prepared for heavenly cathedrals. There were some things that I chose to do even in the face of impossible odds. Why did I do that? Honestly, I don’t know. Except to say this: it’s God who makes us both willing and able. Sometimes in the face of impossible odds and lost dreams, we have an opportunity to continue to persevere. Then we wait upon the Lord. We ask him to have His way with us. Sometimes our choices seem insane, but I have found that trusting in God and His purposes is ultimately the sanest place to plant. (By the way, I admit fully my very unspiritual satisfaction and delight when my daughter attended the University of Virginia in a class where more women than men were accepted and attended. It’s petty, I know. I’ll work on that when I get to step four!) northstarcommunitydevotional.wordpress/2011/02/18/february-18/
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