Mission I'Mpossible

As individuals, we try our very best and are taught to listen and be obedient to those in authority in whatever stages of life we are in: our parents, teachers, and even leaders. As followers of Christ, we take pride in listening to the voice of God and try our very best to be obedient to His teachings. We often listen and sometimes trust but find it very difficult to obey when what we are being told by God seems a little out of our comfort zone. We are quick to delay or deny the assignment and, if possible, renegotiate the assignment to fit our schedules and lifestyles or to get something that makes us give much to the assignment but still be able to protect our reputation. We claim to be all in, but when the call comes, the truth comes out, and we realize that maybe we just had one foot in. So what should we do?The story of Hosea in the Bible tells how God's calling disrupted a man's life in order for others to see God's love, redemption, and His great and wonderful plans. It is a story of an individual assigned a mission that was heartbreaking, embarrassing if not impossible, and how God was with him through it all. This is a story for this season-a story of impossible missions, becoming missions I'Mpossible.