Long distance relationships never work out. How many times have you heard that one? I’ve heard it a LOT. And I don’t subscribe to that claim even though it’s true. That might sound like I just contradicted myself. But nay nay. Because that claim IS true for most people. But not all. It’s like this. For most people, long distance love is impossible love because they don’t really know what true love is.
But for those who know what true love is, distance doesn’t equal impossible love.
I’ll use myself as an example. Because I know my story better than any other. You can read the rest of the story here, but this is the core of it. I met Elgielene when I was booked at a place in Florida where she worked. And I left that place, as I headed back out “on the road,” with an indelible image of her on my brain. To say I was smitten would be one of the highest ranking understatements.
I traveled across America for most of the next three years. And I made my way back to Colorado to settle in. But during those three years, I sent messages to Miss El the old-fashioned way. Through snail mail. But they weren’t sappy, lovesick puppy letters. She’ll tell you how much she enjoyed them because, if anything, they were the opposite of all that silliness.
But here’s the thing.
The only time I’d get a response from her, it was to tell me to stop writing. There were some serious reasons for that. Go read the whole story if you wanna know what they were. But a big part of her refusal to reciprocate was that she also believed long distance relationships were just pie-in-the-sky impossible love.
So, I gave up.
NOT!
Nope. I increased the pressure. I turned up the volume. You might say I even went postal. But in a good way. Because I started sending her letters every day. Sometimes up the three letters a day. Keep in mind, this was way before email. And way before there were any “email players.” Yeah, my kind of writing had to be done the hard way. By handwriting each and every word. No typing. No talk-texting. And no transcriptionists.
But the grind didn’t stop there. I also had to buy paper, envelopes, and stamps. And you might not believe this, but I had to fold the letters so they’d fit into the envelopes. Then, I had to address the envelopes by hand. AND the final outrageous act was the licking of the envelope to seal it and the stamp to attach it.
Imagine doing that over 365 times in one year.
So, did she give in and reply?
Nope. Remember? This is impossible love we’re talking about. Long distance and all that.
OK, she eventually gave me the time of day. And we eventually worked things out to visit each other. And our story continues, to this day, close to 35 years later.
So, I shared this shortened version of our story to show you how distance doesn’t have to mean love is impossible. And the greatest example of that is the distance your Creator traveled to prove His love overcomes all obstacles. That means you can live in it forever, if you choose. And if you do, you’ll also be able to overcome…
Impossible Odds
You say you’re feeling empty and it doesn’t go away.
You live for your tomorrow and suffer in today.
So, you need to blow your trumpet to tear down all the walls
And keep your heart wide open to hear God when He calls.
You say you don’t believe me and you couldn’t be that sure.
Why do you want to shiver when there’s such an easy cure?
Just wrap your faith around you and keep your hope alive
And soon you’ll see your answer on golden wings arrive.
You can’t begin the day; it’s impossible.
You don’t know what to say; it’s impossible.
And so you seem to pray to impossible gods.
But let God take a turn; it’s possible
To make that image burn; it’s possible,
You still could overturn impossible odds.
So you drink from human water and you taste the bitterness
And you listen to their words, but you’re hearing even less.
The solution can’t be found here with the wave of any hand.
You can rise out of your ashes if you live the High command
Chorus…inst…repeat chorus and end
© 1999
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