How wishes come true
If our desire aligns with God’s explicit will, like Abraham and Sarah’s wish for a child, God wants to fulfill it, even when it seems absurd and impossible to us. Should anything be too wonderful for God? Certainly not, if we have enough faith to move forward, do His will, and confidently leave the impossible to God.
The only obstacle for God is deliberate, persistent unbelief, doubt in His power, doubt in His love, and our refusal to let Him fulfill His intentions with us. There is nothing too wonderful for God; He can do all things for those who trust Him. (Quotes from the devotional book „All My Springs Are in You“ by Cowman)
The devotion from December 11 in Cowman’s book deeply touched me. My spirit was shaken, and I had to hit the „reset button“ within me. Sometimes, things go wrong in life, and you need to return to the point where things went off track.
Cowman’s text speaks to me like the voice of God. More than 15 years ago, God spoke to me in a similar way, and miracles occurred that no one thought possible. In February 2006, I arrived in a ghetto with just a suitcase. It was bitterly cold (minus 20 degrees), snow was everywhere, and I didn’t even have a sleeping bag. The Roma gave me a small aluminum stove, a few blankets, and a room in a hut. There was no running water, and I had to share the outhouse with several families.
Despite these circumstances, I felt that God was on my side. I knew I wouldn’t freeze, starve, or die from illness. I didn’t think about the mafia or political problems. I believed there was no miracle that God could not perform. I survived the ghetto, and many youths and children were integrated into school. A Christian community was formed. I left the ghetto in 2015, but a year too late.
After 2015, many things happened that threw me off course. But God used all these difficulties. With God, it often happens that He can „write straight with crooked lines.“
But I don’t want to dwell too much on the past; I want to focus on the present.
If our desire aligns with God’s explicit will, like Abraham and Sarah’s wish for a child, God wants to fulfill it, even when it seems absurd and impossible to us.
Have I ever dared to articulate my wishes? Or was I afraid because they seemed absurd and impossible? I realize that I have fallen into the routine of everyday life. If I believe in God, the limits of reality don’t matter. But why is that?
God’s reality is clearly expressed in the Bible, even though it was written by humans. These people experienced God in their own way, often in the context of their time. Nevertheless, God revealed Himself to them, and the supernatural experiences that transcend human reality are still part of God’s reality today.
It’s like an ant: its reality is two-dimensional, while humans think and see in three dimensions. Although this often leads humans to make mistakes, a reality without God leads to chaos. The chaos is visible in our society, and the current degeneration is a consequence of godlessness.
That sounds brutal, and it is brutal what we experience. I recall the Christmas market in Magdeburg and the events there on December 20. Many people died or were injured in a terrible terrorist attack.
But back to me: I have realized that I no longer believed in God’s miracles that seem absurd to human reality. I limited my horizon to three dimensions. If I told an ant about a sky with clouds, it would find it absurd. Thus, I often follow what is considered normal in society.
On September 21, 1991, I had my greatest experience that changed my life. God embraced me with His infinite love, and many people thought it was impossible and absurd. However, some believed that nothing is impossible or absurd for God: my mother prayed for me when I was consuming alcohol and drugs. Pastor Hermann Weber also believed in my transformation, while many others thought it absurd that I would „convert“ to God.
„To convert“ means to open oneself to God and pray for acceptance. God forgives everything and removes what separates us from Him. What separates us is called sin. God is gracious and has mercy on everyone who opens themselves to Him. After this opening, a rebirth occurs.
Humans are born separated from God, inheriting sin from their parents. Although they are not responsible for it, they are accountable for their actions and will be judged by God. God is not only gracious but also just. Injustice cannot exist in God’s presence. And injustice separates us from God, which the Bible refers to as „sin.“
God allowed Himself to be sacrificed for us through the Messiah. The Messiah bore our sins, and when we entrust our lives to God, we no longer have to pay for our sins. If we choose God, we are reborn, just as God created us without sin. Our bodies remain affected by sin, but our spirits and souls are renewed in God’s presence, or in other words, „born again.“
We are spiritually and soulishly reborn, but we do not yet fully live in God’s eternal dimension. Nevertheless, we can already experience these dimensions, even if they often seem absurd and impossible to us. Through our rebirth, our soul and spirit are not only renewed, but God unites with our spirit and soul through His Spirit, which is also referred to in the Bible as the „Holy Spirit.“ I often describe it as a light that God has ignited within me. This light never goes out, even if I sometimes dim it by focusing on my human dimensions.
A born-again person can live in the divine dimension. However, if they rely on their old human dimensions, it is as if they choose to live like an ant, crawling on the ground. Here lies the contradiction of a person whose spirit and soul have been made new. On one hand, the born-again person still lives in their old body, which will die, while their soul and spirit are new and united with God. The question is only how our mind decides: does it choose the old dimensions, the old patterns of captivity in sin, or the eternal divine dimensions?
The born-again person will receive a new body from God after the death of their old body, capable of living in the divine dimensions with their soul and spirit.
What happens if the born-again person chooses the old dimensions?
That is, of course, not good. There are born-again people who, after their liberation from sin, live as if that liberation never happened. This is a decision against God’s will. Often, I belong to these people and must recognize my failures. I am convinced that there is no born-again person who does not experience this. Therefore, no born-again person should judge another—we all live in our old bodies.
Returning to me: I have forgotten much of what God has given me in my life and the miracles that have already occurred. I especially think of the ten years I spent in the ghetto with the Roma in Bulgaria. Even there, I often fell prey to my own contradictions, but I also experienced many wonderful things. I want to do everything to realign my life with God’s dimensions so that I can say that nothing can be too wonderful for God—even in my life.
In recent months and years, I have often wondered why my life feels so dull and boring. Recently, I fell into a crisis because my work was not going well. This crisis is not yet over. I frantically applied to over 120 companies and spent almost eight hours a day doing so. It is understandable that I am looking for a new job, but in my haste, I forgot the essential:
What does God want?
On December 11, I opened the devotional book and read Cowman’s text for that day: „Is anything too wonderful for God?“ (Genesis 18:14). This verse hit me like a blow. Cowman wrote that God fulfills desires when they align with His will, like Abraham and Sarah’s wish for a child.
I asked myself: What is my desire? I concluded that my most important wish is not to find a new job but for the youths I often meet on Fridays and Saturdays to have a house of God where they can find direction and experience their teenage years. At the moment, they are exposed to the „streets.“ I have often criticized the Christian communities and, most recently, the state church in Duisburg for doing nothing. At night, I often felt alone as I walked through the streets and saw the plight of the youths. I experienced it myself when I was their age.
At 19, I experienced the miracle of my rebirth. I firmly believe that God also plans a rebirth for each of these youths. However, I cannot demand that other communities do something for the youths. Only God can help, and HE has sent me to Hochfeld. I am not walking alone in the darkness because God is with me. It is already a miracle that I meet the youths during my nighttime walks. I do not seek them; I simply make my rounds. Before I set out, I ask God to bless my walks. Every time, I engage in conversation with the youths and see their plight.
I have often asked God if all of this is not „too much“ for me. Until December 11, I had not received an answer. But through Cowman’s devotion, I realize that it is not „too much.“ My will aligns with God’s will: something must change. There is only one option that can change: the rebirth of these young people. That is my wish, and it is also God’s wish. Therefore, I can and must expect that God will grant this miracle. When and how it happens, I do not know, but I know it will happen. Sarah and Abraham had to wait 99 years before they miraculously received their child. I have no other way but to firmly believe in God’s fulfillment of my wish.
Faith can be understood as a weak word, but faith can also become certainty. I do not only believe in God; I know that God is there. I know that nothing can be too wonderful for God.
I have now written about myself. I believe this is a fundamental part of the relationship of a born-again person: if your desire aligns with God’s will, it will be fulfilled.
It does not always have to be about wishes for youths in difficult situations. It can also be something entirely different, even if it sounds selfish: I know a born-again person who always wished for a nice car. He received it and uses it to help others. Another person wished for a house in their homeland, even though everything was against it. Now the house is under construction, and they know that this wish aligns with the Creator’s will.
The promise is:
You may wish! Ask God if He wants that wish to be fulfilled. If God affirms your wish, which He is happy to do, it will also be fulfilled.
For nothing is too wonderful for God.