Recently, when space became available for me to participate in an educational program, I felt that it was a miracle from God. As I shared it with others, some said that openings came every day. Some said that someone was always leaving the program and making an opening available. The implication was that my chance to enter the program was nothing unusual, but was a common occurrence.
At first, I started to
adopt this attitude about my blessing, but my spirit rose up and
said, “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and
cometh down from the Father of Lights..." James 1:17. "Commit thy way
unto the Lord, trust also in him; and he shall bring it to pass...”
Psalm 37:5.
I believe with all my
heart that the way into this program was paved for me by God. I
believe I could have easily missed the opportunity by an hour, or by
a day. I believe that God placed me in the right place at the right time, and that I could not have done that myself; not regarding this circumstance anyway. I chose to reject the idea that my blessing was commonplace. I
chose to continue to embrace the conviction that it was a special gift
from God.
I believe that to allow my
faith to flourish like this is to “...draw 'nigh to God and he will
draw 'nigh to you..." James 4:8, to become deeply rooted and
grounded in Christ Jesus, and to become more sensitive to the Holy
Spirit. For me it keeps the door open for His power to work in me and
through me for others.
If someone wants you to
believe that your miracle is an everyday, common occurrence, cast
that attitude down as “…a high thing that exalts itself against
the knowledge of God...” II Corinthians 10:5, the knowledge of
what you know God has done for you.
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