THE IMPOSSIBLE

COME FILL THE GAP
Written By ELISABET FOUNTAIN
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Luke 18:27
But He said, “ The things which are impossible with men are possible with God.”

No pain pierces me more than that of watching helplessly when a loved one is in agony like an unprotected nerve, it sends jolts of sharp shocks through my system, and everything inside me is in that primal, raw state of I must act! I must stop this. Now!

And so I reach into my messy storehouse of experiences, emotions, and untested assumptions with the best of intensions – and pull out solutions that don’t quite fit. After the immediate relief, the pressure on the raw nerve eased at the mere attempt at providing help, the wounded look in their eyes punches me with the fact that some pains are beyond human intervention.

Those are the times, at the very limit of my own power, when no amount of my love or wisdom or good intensions suffices, when I grasp the sober reality: I need God! My dear one needs His touch. And in that realization, helplessness gives way to faith that He will indeed step in and is already working wonders in the unseen.

From eternity, C. S. Lewis whispers, “If you had caught one breath of the air that came from Him, you would have felt yourself taller than before. Though you were a cripple, your walk would have become stately; though a beggar, you would have worn your rags magnanimously.”

Like an animal facing into the wind, I life my face upward with open mouth, inhale His breath, and exhale it in prayer. The Lord will step in.

Romans 8:26-28
Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For pray for as we ought, but the Spirit Himself makes intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. Now He who searches the hearts knows what the mind of the Spirit is, because He makes intercession for the saints according to the will of God.
And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.

Psalms 18:28-30
For You will light my lamp;
The Lord my God will enlighten my darkness.
For by You I can run against a troop,
By my God I can leap over a wall.
As for God, His way is perfect;
The word of the Lord is proven;
He is a shield to all who trust in Him.

Soli Deo gloria.

ELISABET FOUNTAIN

A former lesbian, Elisabet Fountain has spent three decades in global ministry connecting the Word of God with the unique design of every woman. A native of Copenhagen, Denmark, and the daughter of a refugee, Elisabet enjoys exploring the intersections of culture and Kingdom in communities around the world. Her particular passion is inviting women to see how the colorful, nuanced Words in the Bible speak directly to the unique design and purpose of their souls.

Trained by Youth With a Mission (YWAM), Elisabet’s ministry service has led her from the Ucayali jungle of Peru and rural Mindanao, Philippines, to the cities of Antigua, Guatemala, and San Jose, Costa Rica. 

Elisabet currently leads the thriving women’s ministry, Oasis, at Calvary Chapel Miami Beach, a church she and her husband planted in 1993. Elisabet is featured on 70 radio stations across the United States each week. She also shares weekly Bible studies with nearly 2,000 sisters on Facebook. Her messages are regularly translated into Spanish, and they inspire women of all languages and nationalities to see how the eternal Word can speak into their lives and circumstances. 

After a few years as empty nesters, Elisabet and her husband now share their tiny house with two grown sons and two grandchildren, while her brilliant best friend across the street keeps the household fed and flourishing.


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