How could He forgive me again? My head ached with shame. My heart beat miles per minute. I wrung my hands thinking about yet another failure, another sin.
Why did I keep falling? Why did I keep making the same mistake? Why couldn’t I get things right?
Alone, I looked up into the skies and gazed across the bright sky lit with His stars.
With Him all things are possible. He made the sky. He made the earth. He made me.
Why couldn’t He wave a magic wand and turn back time to when I made the decision to set down this course against the will of my parents?
He couldn’t undo my past?
“Yes,” he whispered. “I can wipe it from my memory. Forget it as far as the East is from the West. When you pray for forgiveness, I forgive and it is like your past never happened. I see you as you are in my heaven, pure, clean, and beautiful.”
The breeze lifted peace in the air and tears flowed. “Please forgive me.” I cried and stood up with my hands raised in the night air, praising Him for His miracles of possible.
[tweetthis twitter_handles=”@MaryHill16″]He waits for you too. Become His daughter and see Him make all things possible. Will you accept? [/tweetthis]
How has God showed you that all things are possible? Share in the comments.
Continuing to write for 31 Days, an online writing challenge started by home blogger, Myquillyn Smith (The Nester), and now hosted by Crystal Stine, where bloggers pick one topic and write a post on that topic every day in October. I am also joining my friend Kate Motaung and my friends from the Five Minute Friday community during this challenge. Kate worked with community bloggers to develop the 2015 edition of 31 Days of Five Minute Free Writes, Readers’ Choice Awards, a writing link-up in conjunction with the annual Write 31 Days Challenge. For the five minute, free write sessions, Kate encouraged bloggers to submit ideas for one-word prompts for each day of the challenge. Today’s word: “Possible.”
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Mary Gilbert recently posted…Finding Joy in Everyday #28
Beautiful! …and beautifully True! Great post!
~Karrilee~ recently posted…31 Days of Truths We Know… Hold On Loosely – DAY SEVEN
Thank you for the beautiful words and thanks for linking up!
Moriah recently posted…Wear // Capsule Wardrobe {4}
With God, all things are indeed possible! So important for us to remember especially because we are all sinners and saints in need of God’s grace.
Tara recently posted…He Still Sings!
I”m so glad that God is always willing to erase our past–we might still have consequences to live with, but he takes the guilt and the shame and makes us new again.
Anita Ojeda recently posted…Tell Me How to Do Tough Love
I am learning so much about forgiveness. I recently went through something and forgave the person right away and the healing has already begun. In a situation a few years ago I did not give forgiveness and the hurt festered and I am still dealing with it today. The more I learn about forgiveness and the power it gives me the stronger I want to forgive so I can be free from the chains of unforgiveness.
Amanda recently posted…Remain suspicious of God’s goodness
God wants us to forgive others because He know unforgiveness hurts our well-being emotionally and physically. Thanks for sharing.
Mary Hill recently posted…With God All Things Are Possible
Oh, yes…with God ALL things are possible! And, appreciate your writing your thoughts on “Possible”…this was my subject as well since I am also doing the FMF “free writes”…it made it so much easier to do the 31 day challenge this year!
A “God” moment: For many years, our women in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) have attempted to have retreats, conventions, meetings with the Hispanic women of the Christian Church. We would plan a meeting; they would plan a meeting…and each group would invite the other to attend “their” event. We have prayed and longed for an event that would bring us all together…in fact, for YEARS we have prayed and longed!
So, over a year ago, a plan was put into motion; an event was planned for this fall (and was held Oct. 3rd 2015)…it was prayed for, planned for, prepared for, dreamed of, thought about…by women from both groups! And we knew that with God, and all of our prayers and plans and preparations and dreams and thoughts…it would be POSSIBLE…
And it WAS the most amazingly awesome event with over 300 women, English speaking and Spanish speaking (and a little French too from the Haitian women who were also attending). Singing praises to God in these languages – all together at the same time! Praying in both languages; speaking His word in both languages…well, you see how awesome that could be…
Sorry for long comment…I’ve not been able to put the experience into words yet!! So…I guess I used your words to help get mine flowing!! Thank you!!
Barbara recently posted…Day 6 – 2015 – POSSIBLE
Barbara, this sounds wonderful. I am so glad God moved in your meeting. Praise the Lord. Thanks so much for sharing. With Him all things are indeed possible!
Mary Hill recently posted…With God All Things Are Possible
It’s amazing how when you become a Christian, things that were 100% off-limits suddenly become possibilities. You read about the man in the Bible blind from birth and healed by Jesus, or you hear testimonies of authors like Jennifer Rees Larcombe – wow.
Sarah recently posted…31 Jesus-Benefits: Companionship
I so appreciate the rock solid fact of God’s forgiveness. Thanks for the reminder.
Helene recently posted…The Source of Conflict
Where there is a will, there is a way. That’s what kept me going, keeps me going. 🙂
Vinitha recently posted…#MondayMusings – Convenience over comfort!
I love that saying too. Thanks for stopping by and sharing. 😉
Mary Hill recently posted…With God All Things Are Possible
Beautiful post!
Congratulations on winning the cup set from Mary and Marthas!
Laura Lane of Harvest Lane Cottage recently posted…My Day Book October 5, 2015
I just received it in the mail yesterday. 😉 Thanks for stopping by. 😉
Mary Hill recently posted…With God All Things Are Possible