All day yesterday I prayed along with literally hundreds of others for a miracle of healing in a precious baby. A healing that did not happen in the physical way I would have hoped. I have a very dear friend that was praying with me and we both talked about how we could see the glory that would come to God if this miracle happened the way we envisioned it. In the evening when I realized that God had taken this little life to heaven I was really struggling. I was also struggling with the grief of some of my family who were missing someone they loved and missed so dearly. I was realizing yet again that the comfort that I could be to them was so limited. It is hard for me to not be able to "fix things" for the people I love.
So, I laid in bed unable to sleep asking God to give me a greater understanding. Then at 4am I woke up to this. As Christians so much of the time we have a very specific concept of what a miracle really is. We look for very tangible, loud, demonstration of what we consider the miraculous. Miracles of healing so often are the focus. Physical healings can be easy to see to the naked eye. Tonight, I really felt like God was showing me that there are miracles happening all around that we do not see. So many of these miracles are quiet and can be left unseen if we don't know where to look. I looked up the definition of Miracle: "It is an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause. A wonder; marvel."
Salvation is a miracle! Grace is a miracle! Joy out of sorrow. Restored Trust. Love! Recovery from addiction, or abuse. Peace!
When we lose someone so often we feel that we didn't get our miracle. However, God mending the broken heart of a loved one left behind is a miracle. Peace through a storm is a miracle. Supernatural strength that He imparts to the weary and broken is a miracle. As I searched the Scriptures I was reminded of Daniel. The King declared in Daniel 6... "He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath delivered Daniel from the power of the lions." The King could see the miracle, but Daniel was rescued only after he had to walk through the lions den. In those moments in the den staring those lions in the face... I wonder if the Miracle was that easy to see?
Psalm 136 reminds us "To him who alone doeth great wonders: for his mercy endureth for ever." The mercy of a second chance is a miracle!
Many times when we don't get our miracle in the way we wanted it to come we stop looking all together for the one he wants to give us!
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I remember the coverage of the funeral of the Chapman's daughter. For those of you who don't know Steven Curtis Chapman's daughter was killed in a tragic accident a few years ago. She was hit by a car in the family's driveway. Even more tragic was the vehicle that hit her was driven by her own brother. I remember a profound statement that was played from that ceremony. Her older brother, a young man himself, stood and said "God didn't heal Maria in the way we would have liked but God is going to heal my brother in a way we will all like". Even through their brand new, painful loss that young man could see that he was not going to stop looking for his miracle. Even though, it did not come in the way the way they would have prayed, the way they would have longed, his statement showed the world that he believed it was coming in another way.
I still have more questions then answers about life and death and loss in all it's forms really. However, I do feel like God is showing me that he is always working. And at the times when I don't think I can see Him I just need to keep looking. Keep searching for your miracle. We have Hope and I believe that is the greatest miracle of all.
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