There are many times in my life that I have read the different stories in the Bible about the miracles that Jesus performed here on Earth, while He was here...helping a blind man see, healing the sick and raising the dead...and even Moses parting the sea, that was a miracle from God...and many more...I have also heard MANY people ask why God doesn't perform those miracles in that way today....and I simply respond, but He does!!!
Maybe we don't get to see Jesus walking on Earth and healing the ill, or a sea part so a man can walk through it, but that is far from the only miracles God performs...
for me, I believe a miracle is a day that I wake up and breathe in life, our bodies and the way they were so specifically created, and function, THAT IS A MIRACLE!!!! The trees that help give us life, and the flowers that bloom with sun light and water, those are all miracles....or how about how we survive the day without completely losing our minds when our children are having one of those days!?!?!? THAT IS A MIRACLE!!!
Well, I think all of us would love to see one of the miracles like the Bible talks about....but I think people have a misconception of what that may look like in today's world, with today's life...I can paint a picture for you...
this past Wednesday, my son went through one of many heart caths he has gone through since birth, and let me tell you the amount of hours I spent on my knees and in prayers is almost uncountable, and I know many of you joined me in praying! Well once again God performed a miracle in JJ's life! He is thriving and running, and for the FIRST time in his 5 1/2 years of life, he has NORMAL oxygen SATS, running 96-98!!!!!!!!!!!! THAT IS A MIRACLE!!! But the miracles in JJ's life, and our life began from the moment he breathed in life....when I was pregnant we were told he had something very close to HLHS, but with several complications that they wouldn't label him with that...I prayed everyday and night for a miracle, that God would heal his heart. I prayed alone, I prayed in groups, and I prayed with the elders and pastors of our church home...and God heard my prayers, and HE answered them....
JJ didn't come out with a perfectly healed heart, but he has a text book case of HLHS, yes still severe, but without the additional complications the doctors knew what to do!! YES THAT IS A MIRACLE... a heart can NOT changed that far along in the womb, it can only grow, and this baffled the doctors, who had to check to see if they somehow messed up his paperwork! ahhhh! THAT IS GOD!!! And I love every moment where God gets ALL the glory! This past week, I had to relive every moment of every time JJ has gone through something, that is ALOT of moments, but I got to relive the miracles in those moments, and that is where I put my hope and faith! And JJ has had many moments of miracles, in fact we all have....some we know about and others we have no idea, but God stepped in for us, and He gets that glory! Kel, who is my "healthy" child, also is a miracle! God blessed me as a teen mom with a "perfect" child...no she isn't truly perfect, but everything you want in a baby/child/preteen, Kel truly is...and that is ALL God, and a true miracle!!! She came in my life at the perfect moment, and has taught me SO much about how to look at life, and the people around me!! She amazes me, and her abilities, talents, and grace, those are gifts and miracles from God!!! Both my children have taught me about life, they have a different set of instructions, and both have humbled me to know I can't do this without God!!!
BOTH ARE MIRACLES!!!
So, we made it through another stepping stone in JJ's life path...but we were privileged to see another miracle from God take place! Wow! So in the hurt, and pain, God gave us His light! This is an amazing part in my journey!
Thank you for ALL the emails, cards, texts, prayers, love..I am overwhelmed by your friendships, and support, and I am humbled by it as well!
And the best thing I can end with, is just be open to the miracles that surround you..they are everywhere, we just get too busy sometimes and miss them...
"For whatever is born of God overcomes the world;
and this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith."
1 John 5:4
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