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Humility is the key to begin every turnaround with God. A common denominator in every Biblical turnaround is the process of humbling ourselves before Almighty God. So humble yourselves under the mighty power of God, and at the right time He will lift you up in honor. 1 Peter 5:6 NLB We can either humble ourselves or God will humble us. He suggests that we humble ourselves. Then Hezekiah repented of the pride of his heart, as did the people of Jerusalem; therefore the LORD's wrath did not come on them during the days of Hezekiah. 2 Chron. 32:26 The degree of humbleness we walk in governs the measure of grace we discover. We live in an age that is boastful and defiant toward a Holy God. We, as followers of Christ, should demonstrate a posture of humility before God and in our relationships with others, and He will lift us up! B. We must seek Him for His answer. Matthew 7:78 God’s promise to provide a way out of our problems is sure but it is conditioned upon our tenacity to ask, seek and knock. Too many people are not persistent in their asking, seeking and knocking so they are unable to find the way out of their problems. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice. Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always. 1 Chron. 16:1011 C. We must hear the voice of God. When people humble themselves before Almighty God, He speaks His answer and obeying His directions is vital. God is a communicator. Recognizing and listening to the voice of God is a critical part of our relationship with Him. Our safety, security and future depend of how well we are listening and responding to God’s voice. He’s working on our behalf even when we can’t see it all. He has a plan and purpose in whatever we walk through. He can cut a clear pathway through anything as we submit our way to His! “I am making a way in the desert and streams in the wasteland.” Isaiah 43:19 Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26 I. Understanding God Specializes In The Impossible Over and over in scripture we see a reoccurring theme: An impossible situation involving anything from annihilation in warfare, or an incurable condition or an immovable barrier standing in the way of concerning the will of God; the Bible is loaded with examples of victory over the impossible when God has His way. In seemingly hopeless situations when we can’t see any way out, God’s power has the opportunity to shine the greatest. It’s in those times when we come to the end of ourselves, where we know we can’t depend on our own abilities, on anything we have, or anyone we know, but instead are reminded that we are totally and completely reliant on Him it’s those times that are the most powerful of all. We should adjust our thinking; seeing God accomplish the impossible is normal in the kingdom of God! No matter what predicament, problem or difficulty you are facing the Lord has a way when there seems to be absolutely no solution in sight. God always provides a solution to any problem we are facing in the will of God. My advice; Get used to it. II. Biblical Responses to Impossible Situations When faced with seemingly impossible circumstances the response of the righteous is very significant to the outcome. A. We must humble ourselves. Core Point: Impossibilities are inevitable in the pathway of the righteous. The wonderful thing is that we walk with our God who has never considered anything to be “impossible!” He will handle the impossible for us! Core Statement: I walk with the God who does wonders! Nothing is impossible to our God! I will humble myself and seek His solutions and listen for His voice of deliverance for my life!

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Humility  is  the  key  to  begin  every  turnaround  with  God.    

A  common  denominator  in  every  Biblical  turnaround  is  the  process  of  humbling  ourselves  before  Almighty  God.        

So  humble  yourselves  under  the  mighty  power  of  God,  and  at  the  right  time  He  will  lift  you  up  in  honor.    1  Peter  5:6  NLB    

We  can  either  humble  ourselves  or  God  will  humble  us.    He  suggests  that  we  humble  ourselves.    

Then  Hezekiah  repented  of  the  pride  of  his  heart,  as  did  the  people  of  Jerusalem;  therefore  the  LORD's  wrath  did  not  come  on  them  during  the  days  of  Hezekiah.    2  Chron.  32:26    

The  degree  of  humbleness  we  walk  in  governs  the  measure  of  grace  we  discover.    

We  live  in  an  age  that  is  boastful  and  defiant  toward  a  Holy  God.    We,  as  followers  of  Christ,  should  demonstrate  a  posture  of  humility  before  God  and  in  our  relationships  with  others,  and  He  will  lift  us  up!  

 

B.  We  must  seek  Him  for  His  answer.      Matthew  7:7-­‐8    

God’s  promise  to  provide  a  way  out  of  our  problems  is  sure  but  it  is  conditioned  upon  our  tenacity  to  ask,  seek  and  knock.    

Too  many  people  are  not  persistent  in  their  asking,  seeking  and  knocking  so  they  are  unable  to  find  the  way  out  of  their  problems.    

Glory  in  his  holy  name;  let  the  hearts  of  those  who  seek  the  Lord  rejoice.    Look  to  the  Lord  and  his  strength;  seek  his  face  always.      1  Chron.  16:10-­‐11    

 

C.  We  must  hear  the  voice  of  God.    

When  people  humble  themselves  before  Almighty  God,  He  speaks  His  answer  and  obeying  His  directions  is  vital.    

God  is  a  communicator.    Recognizing  and  listening  to  the  voice  of  God  is  a  critical  part  of  our  relationship  with  Him.    Our  safety,  security  and  future  depend  of  how  well  we  are  listening  and  responding  to  God’s  voice.    

He’s  working  on  our  behalf  even  when  we  can’t  see  it  all.  He  has  a  plan  and  purpose  in  whatever  we  walk  through.  He  can  cut  a  clear  pathway  through  anything  as  we  submit  our  way  to  His!  

 “I  am  making  a  way  in  the  desert  and  streams  in  the  wasteland.”    Isaiah  43:19    

 

Jesus  looked  at  them  and  said,  "With  man  this  is  impossible,  but  with  God  all  things  are  possible."      

Matthew  19:26    

I.  Understanding  God  Specializes  In  The  Impossible        

Over  and  over  in  scripture  we  see  a  reoccurring  theme:    An  impossible  situation  involving  anything  from  annihilation  in  warfare,  or  an  incurable  condition  or  an  immovable  barrier  standing  in  the  way  of  concerning  the  will  of  God;  the  Bible  is  loaded  with  examples  of  victory  over  the  impossible  when  God  has  His  way.          

 

In  seemingly  hopeless  situations  when  we  can’t  see  any  way  out,  God’s  power  has  the  opportunity  to  shine  the  greatest.  It’s  in  those  times  when  we  come  to  the  end  of  ourselves,  where  we  know  we  can’t  depend  on  our  own  abilities,  on  anything  we  have,  or  anyone  we  know,  but  instead  are  reminded  that  we  are  totally  and  completely  reliant  on  Him  -­‐  it’s  those  times  that  are  the  most  powerful  of  all.    

We  should  adjust  our  thinking;  seeing  God  accomplish  the  impossible  is  normal  in  the  kingdom  of  God!    

No  matter  what  predicament,  problem  or  difficulty  you  are  facing  the  Lord  has  a  way  when  there  seems  to  be  absolutely  no  solution  in  sight.  God  always  provides  a  solution  to  any  problem  we  are  facing  in  the  will  of  God.    My  advice;  Get  used  to  it.      

II.  Biblical  Responses  to  Impossible  Situations      

When  faced  with  seemingly  impossible  circumstances  the  response  of  the  righteous  is  very  significant  to  the  outcome.            

A.  We  must  humble  ourselves.  

       Core  Point:  Impossibilities  are  inevitable  in  the  pathway  of  the  righteous.    The  wonderful  thing  is  that  we  walk  with  our  God  who  has  never  considered  anything  to  be  “impossible!”    He  will  handle  the  impossible  for  us!  

       Core  Statement:  I  walk  with  the  God  who  does  wonders!    Nothing  is  impossible  to  our  God!    I  will  humble  myself  and  seek  His  solutions  and  listen  for  His  voice  of  deliverance  for  my  life!