I
often write about the seeds for a miracle that God places in the midst of each
of our trials. This is because I started seeing them over and over again in my
daily tribulation. Some of these seeds may not be visible to us right now, but
they always eventually become event.
Some
of them may never be realized until we leave this earth, but they are there
nonetheless. Here are a few examples of some of the seeds for miracles that God
planted in the midst of my recent trial of a swollen bursa in my knee, and a
hairline fracture of my knee cap:
My
husband now realizes how much I do for him every day - since he had to do much
of it for himself at this time, and he said that he has come to really, really,
really appreciate me.
My
husband also faithfully served me all through the day in so many ways that he
has never had to do before. I get so much more attention from him that I never
needed before now. He has come to anticipate my needs, and our pets' needs, and
to work them into the schedule of his busy day.
I
was loaned a "Cadillac" of wheelchairs - very comfortable and easy to
maneuver; and it fits nicely within the walls of our home - even the hallway. He
also gave my husband wisdom to build a ramp for us to use on the back porch.
These allowed me to easily participate in my normal life's activities without
further wounding my knee as it healed.
We
learned to do "hard things" that we took for granted before this
incident, and that we never would have come to appreciate their absence in our
normal life without this temporary loss of my knee's functionability.
I
actively look for seeds for a miracle in my trials. This enables me to maintain
faith in God's faithfulness regardless of how trying my circumstances may be. What
happens in our natural life has repercussions in both the natural and the
spiritual realms (1 Corinthians 15:46).
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for teaching me this positive outlook on trials. I rarely get
discouraged in tribulation anymore, because my focus is not on the negative
issues, but on finding Your positive blessings in each one of them. You do not
allow us to experience trials due to vindictiveness or punishment, but to
reveal to us Your glory even in the negative aspects of life. You use hardship
to sanctify us, to perfect us, and prove to us Your faithfulness in all things.
Help
us to rejoice evermore, to pray without ceasing, and to count even the most
horrific trials as blessings in disguise (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18). Remind us
not to demand or to beg You to answer our prayers; but, by faith, to thank You
for Your answers, even when we see no way for them to happen (Philippians
4:6-8). Remind us to praise You in the bad times, as well as in the good times,
because You turn all things around for our good (Romans 8:28).
Thought
for the Day:
An
unconverted person cannot see and accept the things that come to us from God's
Holy Spirit, because they are foolishness to them, and they cannot understand
these matters since they are spiritually discerned.
-
1 Corinthians 2:14
