God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams! He does it not by pushing us around but by working within us, his Spirit deeply and gently within us. Glory to God in the church! Glory to God in the Messiah, in Jesus! Glory down all the generations! Glory through all millennia! Oh, yes!
I have read this verse over and over throughout the years. I will be completely honest. I have always doubted it! "God can do more than I can think, or imagine, or request? I don't know..."
Now don't get me wrong. I absolutely believe that the Bible is God's Word. It is infallible. It is Truth. I believe that God is Sovereign, Love, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, Omniscient....Alpha, Omega, Creator, Healer....all the thing that the Bible tells me.
But, more than I can ask, dream, hope for, imagine? I have pretty big dreams. I hope for some gargantuan things! I ask for A LOT!!!! My imagination is very vivid and colossal! More than that? I have never truly believed it. It pains me to state that in writing, but it's true!
I have a wonderful family. My sister is my absolute best friend in the entire universe and I am hers. I love my parents with all my heart. I know that they are always there for me. I know that I can always go to them, and they will receive me with love. I have been blessed beyond words. I have a tremendously loving and supportive husband, beautiful children, and the best of friendships. My church family is extensive. I have never wanted for anything, well, necessity-wise anyway!
I am not saying that I am Pollyanna, or that wherever I go the birds and squirrels follow me around and sing with me! I have my issues. My childhood was pretty crazy and there are some deep scars. But for the most part, life is good.
However, there has always been this mystery in my life. When I was 13, I found out that I had a "biological father" out there somewhere. Then I learn that there are "biological siblings" out there somewhere. WHAT??? Questions were constantly on my mind. Curiosity. Wondering. Imagining. Confusion. Always asking why? Who are they? Where are they? What are they like? Do they know about me? Do they think about me? Do they look for me? Could that be him in the basketball stands? That boy looks a little like me...is he my brother? Always in my mind. Sometimes in the middle or toward the back. But mainly right up front and center.
For over 20 years!!!!!
So, along comes the chance to meet one of these "biological siblings". I have always tried to keep everything, in this area, very sterile in my mind. What do I expect? Nothing. What do I dream will happen? No clue. What do I ask? Just let me get through it.
As soon as I met my brother, I knew that it was right. Connection. Similarities. We have a lot of the same likes and dislikes. Not all the same. But a lot. We have a lot of little things in common, that individually are no big deal. But cumulatively, are crazy!!! We have chatted online, emailed, talked on the phone. Getting to know each other. It fits.
I had no expectation. I asked for practically nothing. I had no dream, except to have my curiosity settled once and for all. But, it hit me this morning after doing my Bible study. This verse was not in the study, but God spoke it right into my heart and life, and now I believe that God can do anything, you know—far more than you could ever imagine or guess or request in your wildest dreams!
