What is a miracle?
I asked God this question the other day if I had ever witnessed one. I have friends who have seen legs grow out, cancers disappear, deaf ears hear, and metal plates dissolve, but I can’t remember seeing any of those types of things.
In this honest moment of reflection, God began to shift my perspective of what is miraculous. First, He responded to my question, “more than you realize.”
Yes, all the things I mentioned above are miraculous, to be sure, but so many other things are as well that seem mundane or even commonplace. Let me explain what God showed me.
I was seeing color for the first time as I looked outside my car window driving home into the sunset. Such a vibrant sunset!
God showed me the trees able to grow because of His design, the sun able to rise and set daily because of His careful hand, the wind whistling through the trees because of Him yet again, the birds flying and singing for our enjoyment and His, my family brought together by His love and sustained by Him, my friends so loving and supportive in my ups and downs also brought together by Him, my house provided by His hand, my job provided by His favor, my ability to excel at my job because of His blessing and intelligence He has given, my car functioning steadily and safely because of His provision and protection, more than enough food at home because of His faithful hand, the ability to sing and worship Him with song and my life by His grace, and the list never ends.
He knit me together in my mother’s womb and saw my unformed substance, as we read in Psalm 139. Every detail of my life was laid out before a single day had passed. Life is a miracle, friend. If only our eyes were open to this reality more often, if only we didn’t get sucked into the mundane and routine or complain about petty things that don’t go our way, maybe we would see the miracle of this journey of life.
There are so many miraculous moments in my life that I will never know about because of His grace and divine protection to avoid ever experiencing them. There are also miracles like my marriage being restored and becoming beautiful just as God promised me years ago, and also surviving being hit by a truck as a young child while walking across the road, which resulted in landing on my face on the asphalt and somehow having no broken bones and all scars but one on my face disappearing.
What is miraculous?
His promises fulfilled
Existence on this earth
Every day we wake
Community
Healing
The ability to enjoy life
Compassion
Generosity
Anything that shows God’s nature
Friend, I urge you to let God take you on this beautiful journey of rediscovering the miraculous in the everyday. Let Him restore the awe and wonder of a child of who He is and all He has done. Walk in real life, free, according to His design.
Please join in this prayer with me.
Father, open my eyes to see the miraculous today and every day after. Help me to live with a grateful heart, always ready to brag about You. I love You.