God Is Still In The Miracle Business!

God is still in the miracle business.  We just had a blizzard which dumped two feet of snow on us!  That’s not a typical winter storm here where we live – east coast US.  However, we knew a storm was coming because we got plenty of advanced warning so my husband & I properly prepared. By the lines I saw all outside of the supermarkets (we did our shopping three days before) others attempted to do the same.

So, as I sat in my warm comfy home, with cabinets and refrigerator full, it gave me time to simply sit back & do a little “life review”.  This led me to see & appreciate all of the miracles that God does for me regularly.  I know that people seem to think that God only worked miracles back in biblical days, but nothing can be further from the truth!  God is still in the miracle business!

I have to see a cancer doctor once a year since I had breast surgery four years ago. Since the surgery I’ve had to take an estrogen blocker every day because estrogen feeds the development of breast cancer cells.  Let me back up a little and give you some history.  Four years ago when I had my annual yearly mammogram, the results caught something and I had to go back to the hospital again for further testing to see what it was. The only way to determine what it was was to have a biopsy, so I did.  What they found was not an active cancer, but what they call “cancer marker” and “pre-cancer” cells. They showed up on my mammogram as some type of inflammation.  So I had another breast surgery to remove the rest of the defective cells because I didn’t want them inside of me waiting for them to become “active cancer” sometime in my future.

I also wanted additional testing done.  Just in case you’re wondering, breast cancer does not run in my family. So, none of my doctors thought I would ever be in this situation.  In fact, none of the females in my family have ever gotten cancer, just a few of the males.  But God knew my body was under attack, and He caused my body to have a reaction to the defective cells (the inflammation) because He knew that the defective cells would not show up on a mammogram but the inflammation would.  This does not happen for every woman being attacked by cancer but it happened for me.  A miracle right?  I think so too!  God is still in the miracle business!

Any who – in order to stay ahead of this attack against me, I see a cancer doctor after my yearly mammograms. I had my most recent visit a few weeks ago and all is well! Praise God! But I knew it would be because God told me that it would be because God is still in the miracle business!

Let’s not get this twisted, I have problems or challenges in my life just like everyone else.  I have family members who are or have been in jail.  I have family members who have dealt with or are dealing with various types of addictions, including drugs & alcohol.  I’ve been drug free myself since January 1989!  Yep – another miracle.  A lot of the people I did drugs with are dead now. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

However, as I sat in my warm home (some people are homeless), with plenty of good food to eat (some people have to eat whatever food is given to them or they don’t have any food at all), I looked out at the storm and I realized that in addition to being cancer free, warm and having a full stomach, there are so many other miracles that happen in my life regularly!

Many of these things we take for granted, but we shouldn’t.  Why do we walk around with this spirit of entitlement?  Where did that come from?  Ok, I’ll move on.

In addition to the things I talked about above, do you enjoy the following?

1. People in your life who love & care about you. Not everybody has that.

2. People whom you love & care about. Not everybody has this either.

3. Do you have any physical disabilities? I don’t, and with all of the different kinds of accidents that happen to people every day I know it’s a miracle that none of these has happened to me!

4. Are you enjoying good health? Are you breathing on your own? Or is a machine doing it for you? Are the various parts of your body functioning properly?  Over the last couple of years, many of my friends have been suffering & then dying of all types of physical diseases.  We are not elderly or senior citizens so this should not be happening (that’s what my mind tells me).  But I am enjoying good health & I no longer take that for granted.

5. What about any mental or emotional disabilities? I continue to enjoy waking up every day with a sane, sound mind.  I enjoy this too but I used to take it for granted.  I know we all know people we can’t say the same thing about!

There are so many bad things that could be happening in our lives but aren’t because God is covering and protecting us even when we haven’t even ask Him to. If you don’t believe me just watch the news!

Why don’t you sit down & make a list like I made.  The things you are thankful for may be a little different than the things I’m thankful for.  But that doesn’t matter, just write what you’re thankful for.  Don’t take what God does for you every day for granted.  Your life may not necessarily be where you want it to be, but you have to admit, things could definitely be a lot worse!

So let God know how much you appreciate the many miracles He’s doing for you & the miracles to come!

Tap into a new level of gratitude toward God and watch the miracles in your life increase!

If you are not currently enjoying God’s miracle flow in your life – it’s just this simple – invite God in, spend some time chatting with Him and watch what happens! Check out Psalms 77:14 (cev); You alone work miracles, and you have let nations see your mighty power.  Only God can do the things you need done in your life.  Your problems may be tough and weighing heavily on your back but you can call on God & He will answer your cry!  Jeremiah 32:17 (tlb) says it like this:  ¹⁷ “O Lord God! You have made the heavens and earth by your great power; nothing is too hard for you!  Now if God can make our world & create everything in it including you, can He handle the stuff in your life?  I know He can because He’s doing it for me & He’ll do it for you.  What’s the catch?  The catch is this – Can you believe that He can?  Mark 9:23 (amp) sums it up nicely!  ²³ Jesus said to him, “[You say to Me,] ‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes and trusts [in Me]!”  Now the balls back in your court.  Can you believe?  The ability is already inside of you.  All you have to do is activate it.  You’ve heard of the mustard seed thing right – Matthew 17:20 (amp) : ²⁰ He answered, “Because of your little faith [your lack of trust and confidence in the power of God]; for I assure you and most solemnly say to you, ^[a]if you have [living] faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and [if it is God’s will] it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.?

If you don’t believe, you can even ask God to help you believe in Him.  I know that sound crazy but try it & let me know how it works for you.  Mark 9:24 (amp) ²⁴ Immediately the father of the boy cried out [with a desperate, piercing cry], saying, “I do believe; help [me overcome] my unbelief.”  As you can see God has covered all the angles! Lol.

God has miracles saved up just for you, so go get them, because God is still in the miracle business!