The
Hidden Meaning Behind the Word IMPOSSIBLE
Most
days, minding my own business is easy for me but this particular
day was not one of them.
I sat and openly listened to the
conversation going on around me because the theme of it was how
“impossible” this is to handle, how “impossible” that was to
overcome, and how life was “impossible.” Everything in the
conversation was impossible.
I
was so intrigued by what I heard that my thoughts went off on a
tangent of their own as I tried to figure out why we, humans, believe
that impossible is a word worthy of use, and why we automatically
default to impossibilities when faced with life’s challenges.
I
started writing the various definitions for the word “Impossible”
on my notepad and was astounded to notice that there was a pattern
emerging:
The
Hidden Meaning Behind the Word IMPOSSIBLE
|
The
Light of Life
|
Parts
of Impossible
|
The
Dark Side
|
Inc(k)
- to write what you know
Congruous
- things that fit
In-Us
- is the answer to everything (remember that you are
the temple of God, and the Holy Spirit lives in you)
1
Corinthians 3:16
|
Incongruous
|
Con
- I fooled you
|
Inc(k)
- to write what you know
Conceive
- birth the concept
Able
- you can do it
|
Inconceivable
|
Con
- I fooled you
|
Logic
- let’s reason this out
|
Illogical
|
Ill
- you’re going be sick before you finish
|
Uni
- single mindedness
Imagine
- the possibilities
Able
- you can do it
|
Unimaginable
|
Un-Able
- you can’t do it
|
Able
- you can do it
Desire
- you must want it
|
Undesirable
|
Un-Able
- you can’t even see it
|
Able
- you can do it
Suit
- put on your armor to do battle
Suitable
- it’s good enough for you
|
Unsuitable
|
Un-Able
- you can’t do it
|
Able
- you can do it
Ten
- they’re 10 reasons why you can do it
|
Untenable
|
Un-Able
- you can’t do it
Ten
- they’re 10 reasons why you can’t do it
|
Able
- you can do it
Think
- that it’s possible and doable
|
Unthinkable
|
Un-able
- you can’t do it
Think
- impossible
|
Able
- it can be done
Work
- put your back and mental effort into it
|
Unworkable
|
Un-able
- it can’t be done AND
Un-able
- you can’t do it
|
Probe
- dig for deeper meaning
Probable
- it’s doable
Able
- you can do it
|
Improbable
|
Imp
- I’m going to give trouble
Bab(b)le
- You’re talking nonsense
|
Proper
- it’s all good
Prop
- lean on the Father
Rope
- wrap up with truth
|
Improper
|
Imp
- I’m going to give trouble
Rope
- I’m going to tie you in knots
|
I’m
Able - yes, I am!
Practice
- you’ve got to work at it
Practicable
- it can be done
|
Impracticable
|
Imp
- I’m going to give you trouble
|
Able
- you can do it
Surmountable
- you can overcome it
Insure
- look to your faith for insurance
|
Insurmountable
|
Un-Able
- you can’t do it
|
Prep
- you need to prepare yourself
Poster
- write down what you know
|
Preposterous
|
peter
(out) - your strength will fail before you accomplish this
|
The more I looked at the word “Impossible” and all the things it means, I realized that there was mischief afoot.
That’s
when I saw the “Imp” who freely ran around wreaking havoc
whenever we uttered the word “Impossible” which was the Pandora’s
box in which he dwelt — obviously, he was not alone.
When
I considered the kinds of friends someone like this would keep
company with, I realized that it was time to expose him for what he
is — a liar and a cheat and a perjurer and a trickster. A demon.
He
was carrying his friends, Ill, Unable, Peter, Babble, Con and Rope to
confuse, confound, puzzle and perplex us and cause us to throw up our
hands in defeat. This is how they do it:
The
imp makes us feel ill and useless and the con tricks us into feeling
as though our strength has petered so that rope can tie us up in so
many knots so that our thoughts defy logic rendering us unable to
think of 10 things to put on a poster to give us the will to suit up
and mount an attack to work toward our goals. In so doing, we will
throw up our hands in disgust and cry “Impossible” and give up
the fight.
Now,
since we know how they lead us to failure and disillusionment, here’s
how we can fight
them:
Nothing
is impossible with God!
Acknowledge it, believe it and live
it. We need to realize and
accept that in each of us is the means to
solving all our problems.
We need to be single-minded in the pursuit
of our goals, after saying
“Thy will be done!.”
We
must remember that we are indeed able and that we must suit up
for
our success – must
look the part – and make preparations to
succeed. We must
acknowledge that we can’t do “it” by ourselves and
that our
back prop is the Father.
We
should then write (ink) down on our poster the 10 things which we
believe make this “thing” which we desire, possible, after we
have
ascertained that it is indeed good and proper for us to have it.
We
must then probe for the truth of the thing we desire, and imagine
that it is ours for the taking.
We
are then required to put all things in perspective to make sure that
these things match, or belong together.
We
should then map out the logical steps to be taken to achieve this
goal, and then take out insurance from the Father against those
naysayers who are purveyors of self-doubt and indecision.
Thereafter,
with work, i.e.,
mental and physical effort, clear focus and
faith that all things are
possible, we will overcome.
Anything
and Everything is now indeed possible!
Impossible
Impossible
is not a word
That
I care to conceive
Because
it makes a liar of
The
King whom I believe!
And
since the King whom I believe
Has
never let me down
Impossible
is not a word
Around
me to be found!
For
me, all things are possible
Impossible
holds no dread
Believe
God — He will deliver
And
impossible will be dead! **BJC**
