The Miracle of Faith

What?

I’ve been asking God and waiting on Him for a miracle healing. I have received His miracles throughout my life, so I know they are real. I want a miraculous, supernatural healing because I believe God can do it.

I know God can heal and restore, and I want it done for me! But in our time together this week, my Father God gave me insight into a different kind of miracle that I hadn’t thought of — The Miracle of Faith.

Of course I want to receive the healing miracle I can see and feel. But the true miracle is not just receiving the actual healing. The true miracle is that I continue to have faith in God even if I am not healed in the way I expect. For faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of the things we can’t yet see (Hebrews 11:1).

God speaks:

God had me thinking 🤔. If faith is believing enough to get us what we want, then it’s our own efforts manifesting what we want to see happen. I’m believing for the desired thing so God will give it to me instead of having faith in Him to give me what He chooses.

Yet, Jesus did call out those of little faith (Matthew 8:26). Without faith it is impossible to please God (Hebrews 11:6) and if we don’t ask we don’t get, right? (Matthew 7:7)

Why it matters:

Wanting to receive a miracle was about seeing and sharing God’s supernatural ability, but I turned the focus onto myself. Is my faith in the all-knowing, all-powerful God Himself, or is my faith in the miracle I know He can do for me? The latter is actually me attempting to be God because I’m indirectly telling Him how He is to answer because of my faith in Him.

But God, being the wise Father that He is, knows my motives. He lovingly shows me my thought patterns and my blindsidedness to the unbeknownst, crafty ways I have devised to get Him to perform the miracle I think He ought to give me.

So, here I sit waiting for a miracle healing and wanting to know what God will do for me. But, I don’t sit in this waiting space hopeless or helpless. I wait with peace and confidence in my God who is able to do immeasurably more than what I can ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20). I’ll let Him be God and do what He chooses to do because He is God, whether I understand or agree with His ways or not (Isaiah 55:8-9).

Every time I question and doubt his miracles, I can decide to exercise faith in God by releasing my understanding and letting go of what makes logical sense to me. I’m guilty of having faith in the answer I think God wants to give. I think I’m the one in control of my problem, my pain, and my predicament. I try to be God by exalting myself to His divine position of authority and control. Except for the fact that I am a lowly, needy, and desperate created being, not the Creator God.

I am zealous for God and it perturbs me that those who claim to know Him doubt His power to heal when they claim to believe in His resurrection power. Somehow, this zeal turned into self-righteousness because I wanted to be right about how God does miracles. Again, I made it all about me….as if I can control God and tell Him how to act and what to do! (Job 21:22)

What now?

I see now how the heart is truly deceived, above all else (Jeremiah 17:9). What can I do but acknowledge my pride in thinking that I am you, Lord? I ask your forgiveness for the hidden sins that you have brought into the light for me to see. Thank you that you didn’t let sin rule over me to ruin me! (Psalm 119:133)

Where is another God like you, who pardons the guilty? You do not stay angry with me forever because you delight in showing unfailing love. Once again, you have compassion on me. You trample my sin under your feet and throw them into the depths of the oceans!! You have shown me your faithfulness and unfailing love as you promised long ago. I know you forgive me because my guilt is gone! What joy I have because my arrogance is forgiven and my sin is put out of your sight! You will guide me along the best pathway for my life. You will advise me and watch over me. Your unfailing love surrounds me because I trust you, Lord. (Micah 7:18-20), (Psalm 32)

Yes, we want to be the recipients of God’s miracles. But let us not miss the miracle we already have right now. The miracle of faith we can have in believing and trusting in the Lord God, who is always present with us, even if we don’t ever receive the physical healing we ask of Him for this earthly life.

For The Miracle of Faith in God is what will hold us up and together to carry us to the end of our days here on earth 🙌🙏.

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Dream Job

Growing up I dreamt of working on the Love Boat, being a Solid Gold dancer, and going into space. I wanted to see the world, to be famous, and to fly above the clouds to see the heavens and the universe.

These were dreams of a young girl who was searching for her purpose and her place in this world, though she didn’t know it then.

After a period of adolescent confusion and drifting towards cultural patterns to make sense of my identity and the reason for my life, I met my Maker. He gave me a new life and with it an understanding of who I am and what I was made for.

I no longer dream of seeing the world because I get to impact the world with God from where I am as He affords me the opportunities to feed, clothe, educate, and rescue lives around the globe. This is a fulfilling and lasting reality for me as well as for those in need.

I don’t dream of reaching for stardom anymore because I am already known, seen, and adored by my Maker. I get to sing and dance for my God whenever and wherever, and in His eyes, I am more than a cultural celebrity. I am His beloved, the apple of His eyes 🤗. Because of this, I know I am Enough.

I also don’t dream to see the universe because I get to be with the God who created the vast universe and everything in it including me! He is with me every moment of everyday and through the supernatural power of His Spirit living in me, I get to experience and understand the way this world works by His intentions. I get to work with Him to redeem and restore lives broken by sin.

I have more than a dream job. I have a divine purpose to impact souls for eternity!! This is what you and I were made for. We don’t have to settle for a dream job! We can choose to participate in our divine purpose when we choose to give our life to the God who gave us life 🙏.

There is nothing more fulfilling than knowing that what we do, here and now, will last into forever ♥️.

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Experiencing Love

Daily writing prompt
Can you share a positive example of where you’ve felt loved?
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Is there a negative example of feeling loved? Love is good and therefore is positive because it comes from God, who is love ❤️.

I felt loved when my husband heard me and follows up to check on my well-being.

I feel loved everyday by my Heavenly Father who created me because I can accept and love myself when I couldn’t do that before knowing Him.

I felt loved when my sons encourages me in my failings.

I felt loved today because God gives me another chance to know Him more than I did yesterday.

I feel loved right now because I can think clearly to make healthy decisions when I couldn’t for so many years.

I’ve always been and will always be loved by my Creator no matter what life brings. The fact that I can say this and believe it with all my heart and soul, is evidence that I not only feel loved, but am loved ❤️.

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Manic Monday

It’s another manic Monday is not just an 80’s song. Mondays can be a drag, especially in the mundane and ordinary. We can feel overwhelmed in pursuing the rat race of life running here, there, and everywhere yet getting nowhere different than where we were yesterday. Except we are more tired, more scattered, and increasingly anxious while being restless with each passing hour because we are living like rats in a cage. We, even Christians, are copying the behavior of the masses and are filling our days with temporary and trivial pursuits instead of asking tough questions like, “Why am I doing such and such?”, “Should I be going after this or that?”, “What is it I’m after?” “Will what I do now matter in 5, 10, or, 20 years?”

God created us with an intelligent mind to make decisions based on His example. We are to imitate Him and not mimick the behavior and activities of the people around us, even if they are Christians.

Our days will be manic if God, who is our Maker, is not a part of it. Unless we give Him complete access to all of our moments and pursue Him first and always, we will continually have tired bodies, anxious minds, empty souls, a hopeless future, and an utterly, meaningless existence.

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NIL

Thinking about the term NIL this morning on my jog with God. In case you’re not in the know, it stands for Name Image Likeness. Did you know that each person on planet earth has a NIL? Yes, we do!

We have been created or given life by the God who made the heavens, the earth, and everything in it. Our Name, Image, and Likeness or NIL comes from Him because he made us.

You and I wear His name, we look like him, and we have his traits imprinted in us. And this my friends, makes our net worth much more valuable than any amount of money, fame, or influence that a company can pay for a NIL of our own making.

We is priceless because our NIL comes from the God who owns everything in the whole universe!

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