With God, All Things Are Possible

Hello Everyone!!
I've been away awhile, I know. It would take too long to explain, so please just forgive me. There have been concerns in my life: family, friends, health, jobs, that have taken up my time. It is hard to concentrate on pleasant things when you have so many unpleasant ones weighing you down.
But it doesn't matter because they will pass. A story is told among the pastors that I listen to that one Sunday evening, when things were rather slow, the pastor of a small church decided to ask his little flock what their favorite verses were. There were the usual ones, Psalm 23, John 3:16 and the like. One man, however, quoted an unusual verse, only part of a verse. He said, "My favorite verse is "It came to pass..." Everyone was puzzled, looked at each other confused. The pastor asked, "It came to pass?" The man said, "Yes, It came to pass. Whenever I hear that, I know that my troubles didn't come to stay, they came to pass."
We all have troubles, different kinds of troubles. Sometimes we think our troubles are the worst. Sometimes, we are smart enough to know - and remember - that there are people in the world who are worse off than we are. But God has given us all our own little set of problems for a reason. He has wisely, patiently, lovingly allowed us to have a set of problems that will give us the knowledge and love and wisdom to help another person as we wander along.
As I learn, and live, I see more and more that with God all things are possible. We know this, we hear this, but do we always believe this?
We know we live in a world that makes it difficult for us to believe in God and Christ. At every turn, we are told how stupid we are, believing in fairy tales and such. Now really, who wants to be made fun of? We are constantly confronted with ways to "have fun," beer, wine, gambling, etc. And, the ads for programs these days simply turns my stomach. Called me old fashioned, but I long for the days of Wally and Beaver, when dad might go ape and "slug" the "Beav." But, of course, he never did.
We who are Christian have to take a stand, hold up our heads and hands, say, "Yes, I am and Christian." God will make it possible for us to endure the storm. He has promised He would be with us. He has promised He would go with us. Storm is coming. But,

WITH GOD ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE.