When miracles don’t happen

22/04/2023 |
77.22 AMED

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Finally, after a long series of setbacks, I arrived at my new home. It hadn’t been an easy move, and my former landlord had tried everything to make it harder than necessary for me to move out.

But now I was finally at my new place and could take a breath. Or at least I thought so. That’s when the next series of setbacks struck. I suddenly got so sick I could hardly talk or walk. Then the lights went out—a power failure. Without power as I was, I tried to find a solution, but there was still one more issue: my former landlord called, saying, “I’m going to take legal action against you…”

You know, when you’re physically battered and everything is too much for you, your thoughts can become very dangerous. There’s a space of milliseconds in which you have to be very alert. Those milliseconds decide whether you start to believe the lies or continue to trust God. But how can you trust when there is absolutely no miracle to be seen?

The miracle isn’t always what happens externally. How I would’ve loved, at that moment, to have heard my former landlord call and say, “I’m sorry, I overstepped the boundaries. Let’s drop it.” Or that I would’ve gotten better immediately. But the miracle looked different in that moment…I just had to want to see it.

The miracle is that God is God, and you are in Him.

“Before you believed in Christ, you were separated from Him…You were without hope and without God in the world…But now you belong to Christ Jesus. He spilled His blood for you. This has brought you near to God. Christ Himself is our peace…” (Ephesians 2:12-14, NIRV)  

You don’t always need the answer to your problems…you need the reminder of God’s nearness! Because yes, as the verse says, Christ is your peace, even in those situations that seem devoid of a miracle. Maybe the miracle is not the answer to your current problems but experiencing God’s peace, His nearness.

That’s what I’m praying for you today—His peace—until you experience the miracle you long for.

God is with you.

You are a miracle!

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19 Comments

  1. Patricia on 22/04/2023 at 11:48 AM

    Thank u for word and encouragement, reminding us all the time that God is the answer????He is a God of miracles…. He hold the earth and haven in His hands????????. Thank u again Deborah

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  2. Ann-Marie fewster on 22/04/2023 at 12:02 PM

    Thank you for the encouraging message that god is with us throughout our difficulties. Thanks to our lord and savour Jesus’. Amen

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  3. Kimberly Wright on 22/04/2023 at 12:36 PM

    ????????????????♥️AMEN!!!

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    • Martine on 23/04/2023 at 11:51 AM

      Un grand Merci !
      Thank you Lord.
      Thank you so much for your encouragements.
      This is exactly what I needed ????❤
      Soyez bénie au delà de vos espérances
      Martine

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  4. Katie+Pena. on 22/04/2023 at 12:47 PM

    Thank you Jesus for the message.????????????????????????❤️????????

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  5. Timothy Sullivan on 22/04/2023 at 1:03 PM

    Jesus said to throw those heavy burdens onto Him. We can choose to either keep them or to let Him have them! I have found out through experience that He can carry a heavy burden far better than I can! Amen!

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  6. John on 22/04/2023 at 1:38 PM

    Amen ✝️ Praise God ????????

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  7. Terry L Steury on 22/04/2023 at 1:55 PM

    PRAISE GOD!

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  8. Zandile on 22/04/2023 at 3:08 PM

    Thank for the words of encouragement. Amen.

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  9. Sharron+Kibler on 22/04/2023 at 3:21 PM

    Amen ????????????????????

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  10. Natalie on 22/04/2023 at 4:01 PM

    Thank you for this sometimes we all need reminders that GOD is with us always guiding us in his own way. Praise to GOD. Amen

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  11. Mary on 22/04/2023 at 4:01 PM

    Amen!! Thank you Lord for always being near me & carrying me through this journey of recovery from disease for my husband & myself. Thank you that You never leave us nor forsake us. God makes a way where there seems to be no way. ???????????? Thanks Deborah for the encouraging words! ????

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  12. RaSheda on 22/04/2023 at 4:32 PM

    Amen. Praise be to God. Thanks for this great reminder and encouraging words!!

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  13. Maggie Madsen on 22/04/2023 at 5:59 PM

    Thank You Deborah!

    YES…JESUS’ PEACE I LONG FOR EVERYDAY!!!

    ~+~ AMEN ~+~

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  14. William on 22/04/2023 at 6:25 PM

    AMEN thank you Lord ????❤️

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    • Silvia on 23/04/2023 at 3:09 PM

      Amém ????

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  15. Jasbeer on 22/04/2023 at 8:16 PM

    Thanks so much Deborah! Timely reminder Of The Faithfulness Of our Heavenly Father’S Presence that is in all ways with+within+for us!
    Thank You LORD God Abba, and help us to trust You unceasingly, in every seasons of our lives, be it in the valley, or on mountaintop. Yes+Amen!! Praise The Almighty Name Of our Lord+King Jesus Christ!! ????????????❤️????????????

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    • Martine on 23/04/2023 at 11:52 AM

      Un grand Merci !
      Thank you Lord.
      Thank you so much for your encouragements.
      This is exactly what I needed ????❤
      Soyez bénie au delà de vos espérances
      Martine

      Reply
  16. Sylvia on 23/04/2023 at 4:45 PM

    Thank you ???? ???? xxx

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