"Can't" Can't Do Anything

When I was a boy, my mother used to say, "Can't can't do anything!" She taught us to be positive and have a "can-do" attitude.

I read about a naval officer named Irwin who was discharged from military service after he was diagnosed with cancer. He was determined to get back his health and his job. With faith and determination, he battled the disease that was trying to kill him. At one point, he was given only two weeks to live, but eventually, his cancer was brought under control.

Irwin had a desire to be reinstated as a naval officer, but regulations would not allow that for a person with cancer. Irwin was told, "Give up. It would take an act of Congress to get reinstated." That gave him an idea - he would pursue an act of Congress!

President Harry S. Truman eventually signed into law a special bill that allowed Irwin W. Rosenberg to reenlist and become a rear admiral in the United States Seventh Fleet!

Philippians 4:13 says, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." Be positive. Be determined. Have faith. Don't give up. Rid your mind of "can't." With God's help, we can see the impossible.