I CAN DO ALL THINGS

In 2006, I went to Michelin Nigeria in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, for my one year Industrial Training. On entering the department I was sent to, Drawing Office to be precise, I was shocked by what I was seeing on their computer screen. They were just engineering drawings done with Auto CAD; a computer aided drafting software. Then I started having doubt in me if I can really do these kinds of drawing. When I started working there, there is this colleague of mine that made me believe I can do more than those things I saw on the screen. He showed me his own drawings and because he was very good with the software, I always go to him when I have problems. Initially, he was answering me directly but later he stopped and will always tell me “you can do it, just go and do it”. When he tells me that, I will be angry but at the end I will still get it and I will be filled with happiness. I later turned to be one of the best users of AutoCAD in that office. I was able to do it because of that simple sentence; “I can do it”.

With that experience and even the ones before it, I just knew there is nothing I cannot do. Paul said in Philippians 4:13; “I can do all things through Christ that strengthens me”. There is absolutely nothing impossible with God. In fact, I just came to the conclusion that we are being limited by what we think about ourselves. I have heard people say that they are just destined to be the way they are. Some even say that everybody cannot be successful in life, that they are just created to be poor. I don’t know who taught them that, but for me, I know I can do all things. Not few things, not small things, not some things but all things. That is the power of that raised Christ from death working in me. That is the evidence of my salvation. I can’t accept defeat because my Father, who is in Heaven, has never suffered defeat, so why will I suffer defeat?

Impossibility is the word of man, but who ever that is a child of God knows that with God, all things are possible. Don’t be blind to see what He has done in the past. If He can divide the Red sea and make His children walk in-between, then He can do it for you. What we just need is to believe Him. Put your whole trust in Him. Don’t ever say, “I can’t”. Instead always say “I can”. Don’t be discouraged by what you see, because we don’t walk by sight but we walk by faith. I can do ALL THINGS.