10 Things God Can't Do: #2

2. God can't take on a job that He can't handle.

Jeremiah 32:17 -- "Ah, Sovereign Lord, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you."

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At the sound of the alarm clock I rolled over and longed to go back to sleep. From the top of my head to my very cold toes - I was tired. Facing the window as I slung the covers off,  I groaned and timidly put my feet to the floor. It was still dark outside. There should be a law against having to get up while it's still dark outside. AND on a Saturday, to boot! 

Looking over at my toddler still bundled up in dream land, I almost cried. How I just wanted to stay home with him and spend the day playing with his trucks and feeding the ducks at the park. I was so very tempted to call in sick to do just that - but the little voice in the back of my head, the one that had seen the month's electric bill, told me to get up and get to work.

Being a single parent is NOT fun. ALL of the everything is on one pair of shoulders. True, many have the support of family to help them out - but as I struggled to get ready to get to my second full time job, it occurred to me again - I was completely and totally on my own.

Before my little bundle of joy had his second birthday, my parents were called out of state to continue serving God with their careers. They strongly urged me to accompany them - but I declined, thinking that parental visitation would be a lot simpler if I remained in the state within which my former husband continued to reside. But as I bundled up my little boy against the snow falling down from a dark sky and put him in his car seat- I began to realize I'd bitten off more than I could chew. I was exhausted and was spending yet another long day away from my child.

A question kept rebounding off the walls in my brain; was I truly being the best mother for my baby? I never got to see him. Monday through Friday I had a 9-5 job followed by a 6-9 part-time job - and on the weekends I was 8-6 at another place of employment. It seemed to me that some things needed to change. I had certainly taken on a situation that I really couldn't handle by myself.

After great deliberation and much prayer, I finally decided it would be better for my son if I bit the bullet and moved back home to be near family. That is when my awesome sister stepped up to the plate [and to my rescue] and offered to be my room-mate in the great state of Florida. God provided for me in a way for which I'll never be able to truly express thanks. All I had to do was ask Him for help - instead of attempting to shoulder everything on my own.

I'm so very thankful for the mercy and grace of God. Sometimes I feel like a real piece of work where my Lord is concerned - and it's very true that I've made more than my fair share of stupid decisions - but God is so very amazing! There is no THING, no ONE, and no CIRCUMSTANCE that He can't handle!

Jeremiah had it right - Oh, Sovereign Lord - there is nothing too hard for you!

And I am so very, very thankful for that.