“I just found twenty bucks, this is a miracle!” How many times have you heard a similar statement? A miracle deserves to comparison to luck. A miracle is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as, a marvelous event not ascribable to human power or the operation of any natural force and therefore attributed to supernatural, or an act (e.g. of healing) demonstrating control over nature and serving as evidence that the agent is either divine or divinely favored. As Christians, we have faith in God of this act. It says in Acts 4:16,” Saying, What shall we do to these men? For that indeed a notable miracle hath been done by them is manifest to all them that dwell in Jerusalem; and we cannot deny it.” This verse clarifies that as believers we shall not deny the “marvelous works or things” of our God. Miracles are not seen ever day but when they take place they change the person or another person. As Rueben said, “People fear miracles because they fear being changed-though ignoring them will change you also. When comparing miracles to another word, we could easily compare it to healing. When I look at this story, I easily can reflect on my miracle or healing in my life.
“I believe I was preserved, through those twelve airless minutes in order to be witness, and as a witness, let me say that a miracle is no cute thing but more like the swing of a sword”, says Rueben in “Peace Like a River” by Leif Enger. This quote shows great emotion to how you really feel when you’re seeking hope for a person or yourself. I was born with a heart murmur which means I had a hole in my heart when I was born. The first year of my life, I was in and out of the hospital receiving treatment and trying to find a cure. By the end of the year, I was released to live as normal but not able to be as active as most kids and come every six months for a check-up until I would turn ten. When I turned ten, my heart would no longer be able to function with the hole. Therefore I would have to get surgery to cure the problem. My parents and I had followed what the doctors had said. The morning of surgery, I went in scared to death about surgery and my doctor asked the nurse if he could get an updated EKG on my heart. The first step was to go and get an EKG done before surgery prep. I remembered the nurse telling, “Chelsea, I need to go get the doctor, we have a problem.” The doctor rushed into the room looking at all the scans of my heart. He was so shocked. He couldn’t believe what had happen. My Heart was completely closed and looked like a completely new heart. That day changed my life forever! My miracle didn’t take twelve minutes but took ten years. I believe miracles build your faith and challenge to grow closer to God, the miracle worker. I know in my life this miracle has challenged not only me but my family, friends, and others.
Bible- NIV
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