I was talking to my son-in-law the other day about miracles. It started me thinking about them. I think miracles give us hope and helps us to find a reason for joy in this world and a reason to be thankful for what we have received. I have had miracles all throughout my life. If I hadn't stopped to think about them and write them down...I might have forgotten about them. But let me share a few of them with you.One day when I was younger with two young daughters, I had failed to put gas into the car. Before we left home, I looked at the gas gauge and decided we needed gas urgently and plotted my path to the nearest gas station. It was only 2 miles down the road...part of the road being a frontage road next to the freeway. I was anxious about it but confident that we would make it there okay. As we were nearing the gas station just up over the hill, my car began the "I'm out of gas dance". I reached the top of the hill and the car died. I could see the gas station at the bottom of the hill and off to the left. I put the car in neutral and rolled to the bottom of the hill and made the turn into the gas station....pulled up to the pump and put on my brakes in just the right spot. With two kids in the car, you better believe I was saying "thank you". The service station attendant filled the car with gas and I was on my way with a much better appreciation of miracles.
My husband and I were driving home from a trip, we blew a tire. I pulled over and we got out on the side of the freeway to look at it. I knew my husband couldn't change that tire but he got down on the ground to look for the spare tire anyway. As I was standing there wondering how in the world we could get this taken care of, a man pulled off the road and walked back to ask us if we needed help. I was so dumb-founded that I couldn't even answer him. Finally, I said "yes". He knew how to do everything and changed the tire in no time. We thanked him and he drove off. As in all miracles...we forgot to ask his name or where he was from. So, he remains the "knight in shining armor", who brought us a miracle. Have you ever thought of changing a tire as a miracle. I guess if you take two older adults that are somewhat restricted in movement and give them a flat tire, someone to help them is definitely a miracle.
In 1997, I was looking for a job. I had applied with Job Services and one day they called. They had a job for me to apply for....a job with our local gas company....a utility. So, I applied. I got the job and started working there. At first, I was sure I was going to hate this job but after a while, I loved the job and the people and it was all good. I worked there for 7 years and was so happy there. I learned a great deal about computers and programs and gave me the base I needed for working the rest of my life on computers. I have always been grateful for that job because of the many wonderful things that happened because of it.
While working at this same utility, I discovered that payday was a few days off and we had no money. No money for gas to get to work and no money for lunches while at work. So...remembering the story of Christ and the 5 loaves and the 3 fishes, I decided to ask the Lord to stretch my gas out and make things work. When I got to work that day...it was like playing monopoly....and I just pulled a chance card....it said, received $36.00 for stock dividends. I got enough money from stock dividends to fill my tank with gas and money left over for lunches until payday. It was a miracle and I was thrilled.
Around this same time, my son had gotten his license to drive and we bought him a car. He was driving on the freeway and a car in the left passing lane stopped to pull off on the median and turn and go the other way. My son couldn't see the car that had stopped because there were other cars ahead of him, when he finally saw the problem, he couldn't pull to the right because a car was beside him. So, he pushed on his brakes, lost control of the car, went into the median and rolled. The miracle here is that he walked away from this accident with no injury. While working for this utility company, they made us attend safety meetings. They always stressed wearing seat belts. They even gave monetary rewards for wearing seat belts all the time. I was in that program and I had some influence on my son as he was growing up and so he learned to wear his seat belt....which is what saved him in this accident. Huge miracle for us. The following week, a young lady in our church was riding in a vehicle that overturned and killed her. She was not wearing a seat belt.
Your assignment is to watch for your miracles and write them down and read them daily. We have miracles happen all the time...some little, some big...but miracles none-the-less. We need to take notice of all the wonderful things that happen in our lives. There are always going to be negative influences but don't be overwhelmed by all of it because "this too shall pass". If we key on the positive and pay less attention to the bad things, our lives will be happier. Our journey in life will be better and our influence will be good.
My husband and I were driving home from a trip, we blew a tire. I pulled over and we got out on the side of the freeway to look at it. I knew my husband couldn't change that tire but he got down on the ground to look for the spare tire anyway. As I was standing there wondering how in the world we could get this taken care of, a man pulled off the road and walked back to ask us if we needed help. I was so dumb-founded that I couldn't even answer him. Finally, I said "yes". He knew how to do everything and changed the tire in no time. We thanked him and he drove off. As in all miracles...we forgot to ask his name or where he was from. So, he remains the "knight in shining armor", who brought us a miracle. Have you ever thought of changing a tire as a miracle. I guess if you take two older adults that are somewhat restricted in movement and give them a flat tire, someone to help them is definitely a miracle.
In 1997, I was looking for a job. I had applied with Job Services and one day they called. They had a job for me to apply for....a job with our local gas company....a utility. So, I applied. I got the job and started working there. At first, I was sure I was going to hate this job but after a while, I loved the job and the people and it was all good. I worked there for 7 years and was so happy there. I learned a great deal about computers and programs and gave me the base I needed for working the rest of my life on computers. I have always been grateful for that job because of the many wonderful things that happened because of it.
While working at this same utility, I discovered that payday was a few days off and we had no money. No money for gas to get to work and no money for lunches while at work. So...remembering the story of Christ and the 5 loaves and the 3 fishes, I decided to ask the Lord to stretch my gas out and make things work. When I got to work that day...it was like playing monopoly....and I just pulled a chance card....it said, received $36.00 for stock dividends. I got enough money from stock dividends to fill my tank with gas and money left over for lunches until payday. It was a miracle and I was thrilled.
Around this same time, my son had gotten his license to drive and we bought him a car. He was driving on the freeway and a car in the left passing lane stopped to pull off on the median and turn and go the other way. My son couldn't see the car that had stopped because there were other cars ahead of him, when he finally saw the problem, he couldn't pull to the right because a car was beside him. So, he pushed on his brakes, lost control of the car, went into the median and rolled. The miracle here is that he walked away from this accident with no injury. While working for this utility company, they made us attend safety meetings. They always stressed wearing seat belts. They even gave monetary rewards for wearing seat belts all the time. I was in that program and I had some influence on my son as he was growing up and so he learned to wear his seat belt....which is what saved him in this accident. Huge miracle for us. The following week, a young lady in our church was riding in a vehicle that overturned and killed her. She was not wearing a seat belt.
Your assignment is to watch for your miracles and write them down and read them daily. We have miracles happen all the time...some little, some big...but miracles none-the-less. We need to take notice of all the wonderful things that happen in our lives. There are always going to be negative influences but don't be overwhelmed by all of it because "this too shall pass". If we key on the positive and pay less attention to the bad things, our lives will be happier. Our journey in life will be better and our influence will be good.
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