“I don’t need easy, I just need possible,” she said. For Bethany Hamilton, world-class surfer and shark-attack survivor, those hope-filled words are empowering.

Bethany’s words challenge me. They echo the words of Jesus: “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible” (Matthew 19:26). We have a tendency to forget to factor in God’s grace and power when we think of doing hard things or seemingly impossible things. But Scripture is full of people like Bethany, doing the impossible because our all-powerful God extended His power to them.

You’ll recognize the Hawaiian ‘Shaka’, the hand symbol with thumb and pinky extended. But did you know it means more than “hang loose?” It also means not to worry or rush. When we remember that God’s power makes all that He wills possible, we have no need to worry because the possible is not dependent on our strength and skill alone.