2 Kings 4:8-17 tells about a Shunammite woman whose strongest desire, her impossible hope was to have a child. When Elisha prophesied that she would have this child, she stood in the doorway and replied, “No Lord, don’t lie to me!” (v. 15-16) It seems like a weird response to reject the blessing your soul longs for, right?
Maybe, but I get it. I have come to a place in my life where I understand the Shunammite woman. It’s easy to have little dreams like: I want to go on a trip to___, or I want a new ___, or I would like to make a new friend at work or school. It’s another thing to have hopes that scare you because you know the desire is so strong that the disappointment of failure might crush you.
If you find yourself holding onto an impossible hope, the Shunammite woman and I are standing in the doorway alongside you. As I write this, I’m challenged to trust God for an impossible miracle. I’m learning that God orchestrates moments in our lives where He brings us into possibility through the doorway of hope.
These moments are less about the object itself and more about increasing our faith to believe in His goodness. God wants to be seen in and through our lives. To reveal His glory, we must find the courage to receive (or conceive) a blessing that only God can give. What is it that you hope for? Is it a healing, a love, an opportunity?
God wants us to trust Him as the keeper of our hope when it’s vulnerable and intimate. When we give him our desires, we will be able to see the miracles only He can do.
~Joy Howard
Christ Fellowship