I have been in conversation with two people that have experienced a miraculous event. It has been an unexpected-incredible-can't-believe-it happened experience. So. Our conversations are focused on what it means to live in a miracle.
The thing is . . . we tend to use the word, miracle, without understanding its definition . . . an extraordinary event occurring through God's intervention. To clarify, a miracle comes under the category of the things that are beyond your control, making you believe all over again, allowing you to glimpse of the unexplainable and mystery of God.
Something changes within you when the miraculous occurs, moving you into a new sphere of faith, hope, and belief, seeing more in the circumstance than what others see because we know God is present. This means, to live in a miracle, we need a developed anticipation of what could be through the presence and power of God. But. Too often we see the impossibilities, knowing nothing we could do, no matter how hard we try, regardless of multiple resources, will make it possible.
Seriously. When was the last time you responded to something in your life with the thought, with God all things are possible?
Consider.
Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible" (Matthew 19:26, NIV).
Matthew draws us into a conversation between Jesus and his disciples, a conversation that moves us from the ordinary of life to the miraculous. Imagine . . . Jesus looking at you as He looked at them, seeing your true thoughts, doubts, and unbelief . . . and. . . then to hear the strength and the power of His words, with God all things are possible.
The words of Jesus give reason to take time to make a list of the things that seem too big and too hard in your life. And. Do something which will be difficult but life-changing . . . surrender the whole list to God . . . trusting Him with the details, big and small . . . knowing the result may not come close to what you think could or should happen . . . believing God will bring all things together . . . staking your life on the plan God has for you rather than on your own plans. . . anticipating God is doing more than what you could possibly think, ask, or imagine.
Develop a mindset that with God all things are possible, see reality through a perspective of divine purpose, intentionally becoming more aware of His presence, trusting He is at work, refusing to get stuck in the details of the stuff of life. To put it simply, live in the realm of the miraculous.
Take time to pause in the midst of your busyness today. Surrender your plans. Anticipate what more God has for you. Live beyond impossibilities. Believe with God all things are possible.
Learning to Kickstart the day believing with God all things are possible,
Kerrie
(written by Kerrie Carlisle Palmer © 2011 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)