The God of the impossible

It’s been a trying the past week or so. Not that I’ve had a lot of stress or anything, but for whatever reason, I’ve been struggling with insomnia. I’ve never had it before, but last Tuesday and Wednesday, I couldn’t sleep.

Then for the next three days, I was fine, but last night, once again, I couldn’t sleep. I’m not sure if it’s physical or spiritual or whatever. It could be that it’s just really humid. I hope that’s it.

I must say that when you go sleepless, it puts a lot of anxiety into you the next night, wondering if you’ll be able to sleep. Which of course doesn’t do a whole lot of good for your sleeplessness, if you tense up as a result.

At any rate, as I look at this passage, I’m trying to remember that God is the God who can do anything, even overcome things like sleeplessness.

This is the first time in the Bible that God introduces himself as the Almighty one, although it certainly isn’t the last. I don’t think it was an accident either, because God was asking Abraham to believe a lot.

Abraham is now 99 and he still has no son. His wife Sarai was of course not much younger, and was far beyond the age of giving birth. To believe that God could give them a child through Sarah strained credibility.

And so when God appears, he tells Abraham, “I am God Almighty.” The not-so-subtle hint being, “Your situation may seem impossible, but I can do anything.”

Abraham, of course, had a tough time believing at that point that God could keep his promise. First he laughs when God tells him that Sarai will have a baby. Then he tries to help God out.

“Hey God, I already have a son named Ishmael. Just use him to carry out your promise.”

But God declined Abraham’s offer, and instead said, “No, I will do what I have promised you. It may seem impossible to you, but all things are possible with me.”

Which brings me back to my problem. I have no idea why I’m going sleepless, and it’s easy to get worried about it. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t.

Honestly, I could use your prayers. Pray for peace that God can take care of my problem. And pray that God does take care of my problem, whatever the cause may be.

God you are the one who can do all things. You’re the God who sees me. You’re the God who hears me. You know my insomnia problems and my worries about it.

Lord, give me peace at night when it’s time to sleep. Help me to block out all noises that might distract me. Help me not to be bothered by other physical conditions. If it’s a spiritual attack, I pray your protection over me.

I know that you are the God of the impossible. You were the God of the impossible to Abraham. You are the God of the impossible even now. Help me to truly believe that.

In Jesus’ name, amen.