It all seems impossible ... until we remember that there is an alternative. It's costly and probably impossible in our own strength.
Jesus ... Yeshua... Isa... However you wish to pronounce his name came with another approach. His is not the fanfare of trumpets, of PR spin and living on the back of popularity contests. Instead, his direct approach cuts deep.
"You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their high officials exercise authority over them. Not so with you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be your slave - just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many." Matthew 20:25-28
The Great Reversal ! Who actually wants to become a servant? or a slave? Who wants to give his / her life for others?
Here's the alternative. How many kingdoms (empires) fell in the last 100 years? (Count them: Belgian, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Turkish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and English - eleven empires)
How long has the Other Kingdom, the Kingdom of the Great Reversal been overcoming the very gates of hell?
Living it out, in prayer, meditation, quiet servant-hood, humble generosity and unquenchable joy - that's the impossible alternative!