Unbroken Faith by Diane Dokko Kim has been a wealth of information and help when considering the effect of autism on families. While I have never personally experienced it, I know others who have and do. Understanding their struggle is essential to me so I can properly minister to them. I’d like to continue passing along some thoughts to you so that you might understand a little bit better. 

In a chapter entitled “Trapped by the Impossible” Mrs. Kim makes reference to the oft used complaint of the Hebrew children as Moses led them from captivity in Egypt to freedom in the Promised Land. In Exodus 14, after Moses has led them out of Egypt, they find themselves looking into the rearview mirror and seeing Pharaoh fast approaching with his chariots and army. As they look ahead of them they see the seemingly uncrossable Red Sea. When thinking they were hemmed in, they screamed at Moses saying, “Why did you bring us out here to die in the wilderness? Weren’t there enough graves for us in Egypt? We said, ‘Leave us alone! Let us be slaves to the Egyptians. It’s better to be a slave in Egypt than a corpse in the wilderness!'” 

All they saw was an impossible situation. Die in a sea or die at the hands of Pharaoh and his henchmen. Little did they know that what seemed like an impossible situation in their eyes was just a mere bump in the road to a God who thrives in seemingly impossible situations. If you follow the story to its conclusion, you will find God bringing a heavy cloud between the Israelites and the Egyptians-so thick the Egyptians were paralyzed. Meanwhile, God is parting the Red Sea and the people of Israel are crossing over on dry ground. To further emphasize God’s power, pharaoh and his men think they will cross over just like the Egyptians. Aaaah no. 

God led His people through the “impossible” situation. That same God still operates today. We are all faced from time to time with impossible situations. We wonder what we are going to do. What our next step will be. How in the world will we ever make it? We have a God who offers us hope. We have a God who still makes the impossible possible. He leads. He protects. He guides.  Mrs. Kim wrote this:

“Whatever diagnosis or disaster threatens to overtake us, know that He did not lead us out here to die.” (p.56) 

Moses told the children of Israel, “Don’t be afraid. Just stand still and watch the Lord rescue you today. The Egyptians you see today will never be seen again. The Lord Himself will fight for you. Just stay calm.” (Ex. 14:13-14 NLT)

What are you navigating these days that seems impossible? Remember He is the God who specializes in making the impossible possible.