Last night my son asked me, "Mom, can you tell me some miracles in my life." He caught me off guard. I wasn't expecting that to be the topic of our before bedtime prayer. Nor was I expecting my ten year old to ask me to prove to him that God was working in His life. I believe we sell God short of His miracles. We have grown so accustomed to technology and factual print that we forget the very presence of Him is a miracle. We look past that He designed our very intricate being to operate in such a manner that our very breathe and heart beat is one miracle after another. It slips our memory that it was He that gave us the brain cells to conjure the idea of building a space ship, an airplane, a car, a building or medicines. It is He that sustains us through each day and provides for our every need yet we believe WE do all of that for ourselves. We set our goals, we worked hard, we paid our dues, We Did It! WRONG!! Every good and perfect thing comes from the Lord. Oh God, forgive us, that our heads have become puffed with pride and arrogance that we have forgotten the everyday miracles you bless us with!
Our sermon this last week was on faith. I have never had an issue of whether the Bible is Truth. I just believed. I have a tendency to lean towards the gullible side. If you tell me something I will believe you. Yes, I know that can get you in trouble sometimes and can also make you the object of many jokes and I have had my fair share. I was described this week as having the gift of faith. And maybe that is rightfully so but, I can also testify to the awesome betterment of faith. It starts with just a mustard seed; that minute seed of faith requires no spiritual gift just a small sliver of belief that HE IS, HE CAN, or HE WILL!
Witnessing God's miracles is what pushes us to have more faith. And not one of us can say we haven't witnessed His miraculous ways. I bet even at this moment you are being prompted to recall that special miracle of healing, or life, or provision, or restoration, or deliverance. That special time when you knew God had done something great, like when my newhew, Taylor, was born weighing only 2lbs, or when a kidney donor came along for Charleigh Ray, or when my child cried out to Him and his prayers were answered, or even the moment of my salvation! Realizing His greatness and our unworthiness should drive us to trust Him more because we know that we are nothing without Him. So why is it so difficult for us to see His miracles in our everyday lives?? WE AREN'T LOOKING!! As my son reminded me, we wait for someone to slap mud in our eyes so our blindness can be healed. Miracle, right? Maybe asking God to remove the mud might not be a bad idea. Maybe you have lived in your puffed up box of self sufficiency for too long you have lost sight of His supernatural occurrences all around you.
I realized last night I have failed to affirm to my children just how miraculous our God is. I began last night sharing with my son all the many things that God had done in his life that had proven to be miracles from the Lord, starting with his birth. Of course there were a few things I mentioned that he tried to revert back and say well "I" worked hard for that one but I quickly reminded him of his many prayers asking God to help him in that situation and the Lord was faithful!
Where are you today? Is the mud still over your eyes and your self righteousness still walking around fighting your battles? Are you ready to let God reveal a new sight, a miracle, a sight that is breathtaking each and every moment? The faith of a mustard seed can produce a tree of rest for you and for those around you. Trust Him with your life, trust Him to provide, trust Him for answers, let Him show you the many miracles He wants you to see that are happening all around you each and every day!!
"Though it is the smallest of all seeds, yet when it grows, it is the largest of garden plants and becomes a tree, so that the birds come and perch in it's branches." Matthew 13:32
We, as Christians, are the light for all to see His Glory. Your mustard seed of faith just might be the miracle that someone else needs to see!! Share your miracles with those around you this season! Everyone needs the miracle of Jesus!
