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He had been privileged since birth, living in the lap of luxury.  He attended only the best schools and had excelled in science, literature, mathematics, military tactics and hieroglyphics, the most difficult language ever written.  He commanded his own company of soldiers, never losing a battle.  Everyone knew his name, as he was most assuredly in line to be the next king.  But at the age of forty, that life of privilege and fame was gone in a moment’s action.  It started out as a day just like any other, except on that day, Moses lost his temper and murdered a man in cold blood. 

You remember the story – Moses saw an Egyptian beating a Jewish slave and he killed the Egyptian, burying him in the sand.  Through the constant winds and shifting sands, the body was discovered.

Acts 7:29-30  
When Moses heard this, he fled to Midian, where he settled as a foreigner and had two sons.

Moses was forty years old, and I bet that on many days he wondered, “How did this happen?  How did I end up like this?  God can never use me now.”  The difficult life in Midian became his; the riches of his life in Egypt were gone forever.  He owned nothing.  He lived in the home of his father-in-law and tended his flocks.  He owned no home, no livestock, no land…nothing.  He had become . . . well, a nobody.

There is no record of God communicating with Moses for the next forty years.  But at the age of 80, God speaks … 

Exodus 3: 2  
There the angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush.

… continuing in verse 4
When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look, God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!”  And Moses said, “Here I am.”

The time had come and Moses answered the call.  I believe it is so obvious in Scripture that God can use anyone, of any age, of any position, at any time for His glory, even those, like Moses, who have “blown it” in the past.  Not convinced?  Let’s look at these names you may recognize. . .

• Abraham was a liar, yet he was called “the friend of God.”
• Jacob was a cheater, yet he received the new name, Israel.
• Rahab was a prostitute, yet her name is in the Hebrews Hall of Faith. . . and her lineage is traced to Jesus Christ.
• Peter denied Christ 3 times, yet he preached to 3000 in Acts.
• Paul ordered the persecution of many Christians, yet was specifically chosen to take the Gospel to many parts of the known world.

We share something in common with Moses and the rest of these pillars of the faith. . . FAILURE!  Yet we also share the common thread of usability.  I think Charles Swindoll wrote it best when he said, “Any bush will do – you just have to be burnable.”

It was a quick ending to a three-hour business discussion. However, the words that my friend conveyed were very meaningful. His adult life has been lived as a very successful pastor, but he shared with me how difficult it had become to continue the spiritual disciplines that launched his success. His words hit a nerve with me because I sometimes find it easier to live for God than to listen to Him. My pastor friend also handed me a groundbreaking book that emphasized a glaring need in the Christian world. Our quick discussion and the book have challenged my thinking over the last few days. My thoughts have landed with this conclusion; God has designed joy and power for Christ- followers, but few are enjoying it. Why?

It is safe for me to assume that you (like me) are very busy. There are probably times when you feel over-burdened with your list of obligations. They seem to come from every direction. You and I are expected to honor our families, give whole- hearted energy to jobs, and serve in our churches and other organizations. Then there are the added pressures to 21^st century living such as returning emails, checking up on everyone through Facebook and spending way too much time on our addictive cell-phones.  Which also causes us to spend time texting, checking scores, using Google, adding new apps and to generally be dominated by technology. Oops, and if we have time, we try to fit God in!

None of us would be so bold or arrogant as to say, “and when I have time, I try to fit God in,” but that is exactly what we too often do. Just fitting Him in will never provide the joy and power for living that He has designed. Now, back to the book I mentioned. MOVE by Greg Hawkins and Cally Parkinson is the result of a survey to 1,000 churches and 250,000 congregants. The findings were insightful and at the same time a bit alarming. One of the key points from the book was that, “Nothing has a greater impact on spiritual growth than reflection on Scripture.” Since I accept the above statement as true, you can understand my dismay at one of the benchmarks established in the survey.

“…the percentage of congregants who say they reflect on Scripture for meaning in their lives every day ranges from a low of 3 percent to a high of 42 percent. The average for all database churches is 21 percent”…(quoted from MOVE)

If the statistics above are correct (and I believe they are), is it any one wonder that the joy and power for living provided in Christ are sadly missing in our churches? But for a moment, forget the percentages and think about your life. Is there a sense in your spirit that something is missing in your walk with Christ? Could it be that your obligations fill your schedule to the point that “fitting God in” is your standard?  If these questions reflect your current state, accept my challenge that “reflecting on Scripture for meaning every day” will change your life. Instead of just “fitting God in, make Him a priority”. Joy and power will come; I promise.

My pastor friend shared with me something I already knew: that our spiritual disciplines can become stale. And I can attest from my own life that “fitting God in” doesn’t provide the joy and power that I long to have. However, when my Lord is my priority and I spend time getting to know Him, things change. While the survey mentioned above alarms me, what will really sadden me is if you (my friend) live without the joy and power God designed for you to have. Make Him a priority today!

So little of our lives is known to us in advance.  We live moment by moment, day by day, or maybe even paycheck to paycheck.  And you’ve probably wished at times that you knew what was waiting for you just around the corner or over the crest of the next hill .  Maybe you are searching for your true calling.  Maybe you’re vacillating over a major life decision.  Maybe you are just the type of person that needs to know.

The book of Acts, and more specifically chapters 20 and 21, give us an amazing account of a sold-out servant of God who knew exactly what was coming in his life.  Within these chapters, Paul begins to face his certain fate.  His life post-conversion, has been on a collision course with Jerusalem.  And the certainty of persecution, suffering and ultimately death.  Paul knows what’s coming, and makes a bold and clear declaration in Acts 21:13 …

Then Paul answered,“What are you doing, weeping and breaking my heart?  For I am ready not only to be imprisoned but even to die in Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” (ESV)

The Message reads …

But Paul wouldn’t budge: “Why all this hysteria?  Why do you insist on making a scene and making it even harder for me?  You’re looking at this backward. The issue in Jerusalem is not what they do to me, whether arrest or murder, but what the Master Jesus does through my obedience. Can’t you see that?”

I love when Paul says, “you’re looking at this backward …”. Can’t you just hear Paul saying that?!  When I read that verse, I literally stopped.  And was overwhelmed with the reality of Paul’s sold-out dedication to the message of the gospel.  Especially in the face of his very real and certain fate.  He was walking a Jesus road.  A road that he shared with Stephen.  A trail blazed by his Lord, who also met His road with a full awareness of where it was leading to.  Christ did that for him (and for all of us), and Paul was doing it for Christ … and only Christ.  I exist in a place of amazing smallness and humility when I meditate on this.  Enveloped in the immense shadow cast by a small man in service to the radiant Son.  I feel compelled, as I stand in this shadow, to put myself in a place of hypothetical substitution.  I ask, “Would I climb the foothills, knowing what I was getting into?”

In the midst of this deep question, there was another detail that struck me.  Namely, the topography of Paul’s road to Jerusalem.  To reach Jerusalem, Paul’s trip would involve a steep ascent.  How about the imagery of having to climb to his eventual fate?  Not a final shift into cruise control, but a downshift into four-wheel drive in order to make it to the summit.  A summit that finds the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of Christ as it’s prize.

Standing at the foot of that hill, what would I do? … What would you and I do, if we knew what we were getting into?

You could call it a modern-day version of the Beverly Hillbillies. My wife and I helped close our daughter’s apartment in New York City last week. Talk about surreal! We had a couch that wouldn’t fit through a door, an air conditioner that fell out of a window (two stories up), and a U-Haul truck with a defective side view mirror (picture driving through Manhattan this way). To top it off, we could not contact the storage facility we had chosen (because of the early winter storm they were shut down). What a tough day it was! But miracles still happen, even on chaotic days.

When I read about the life of Paul, it becomes obvious that he also had some trouble filled days. He was beaten, shipwrecked, stoned, put in prison and lost at sea. He also had times of sleeplessness, hunger and thirst. And here I am lamenting one bad day! Just this morning, I had the opportunity to observe how Paul handled one particularly eventful day and night.

Paul was living to proclaim the gospel of Christ. But in doing so, inevitably he ran headlong into conflict. On one particular day, he was beaten with rods and thrown into prison. It was a maximum security cell with leg irons! I believe we can assume that he was having a tough day. But then: Along about midnight, Paul and Silas were at prayer and singing a robust hymn to God. The other prisoners couldn’t believe their ears. Then, without warning, a huge earthquake! The jailhouse tottered, every door flew open, all the prisoners were loose (Acts 16:25-26).  When God wanted to open the prison doors, He caused an earthquake. Paul could have run away, but he didn’t. He was used to lead the jailer and his family to saving faith. God ordained the events that Paul encountered, and there is a jailor in Heaven today thankful that Paul responded well!

As my wife and I were driving through Manhattan with a faulty side view mirror, there was no singing of hymns. In fact, we got irritated with each other. But thank goodness that when we found ourselves lost in New Jersey with a truck of furniture and no storage facility (and on a tight timeline), we did remember to pray. We were sitting in a parking lot, lost and frustrated. Then after simply praying, God who ordained our journey directed us to a wonderful storage facility, with electricity, within ten minutes. You may call it coincidence, but in our lives, it was a miracle.

When I see Paul’s perspective and then look at mine, it is easy to feel ashamed. I lost control of an air-conditioner and had a bad truck. He was beaten and in prison. Maximum-security cells are no issue for God, and my Father knows where all the storage facilities in New Jersey are located. God did a miracle for Paul, and the jailor came to Christ. And I am trusting that God will use our small miracle (in spite of my less than stellar attitude) for His glory.

You and I will probably have some tough days this week. And if we are not careful, a less than stellar attitude may overwhelm us. When that day comes, remember that our God who made the jailhouse rock, saved the jailor and found my wife and I a storage facility, cares for you. And if even if you forget to sing hymns, at least pray. Miracles do still happen! And lastly: Be like Paul, not like Mike!

With my journey glasses on, I view the traveling adventures of people every day. Observation has taught me that, by percentage, very few are commuting on a joyful trip. For a variety of reasons, daily circumstances tend to override the capacity we have for joy. It is understandable that someone without a relationship with Christ would be frustrated as they are traveling alone. But for those who have entered by faith into the family of God, why doesn’t the traveling contain more joy? If you agree that your journey could use a boost, let’s pull over at a rest stop for encouragement.

For the most part, it is impossible for us to control the external circumstances that invade our lives each week. Have you noticed how often your weekly travels have taken you over one mountain, just to find another looming ahead? And while there are certainly stretches of smooth, flat miles, for the most part the terrain of life is tough.

But, as you leave this rest stop soon to continue your journey, begin with a new perspective that external circumstances will never give you true joy on the journey. Disciplining ourselves to create strategies for internal growth is vital. Nothing on the outside will ever satisfy our internal longings. The people that surround us, the culture we live in, or the activities we fill our lives with, will never give us lasting journey joy. Take a few minutes, and let the words of II Corinthians encourage you to look inward to buffer the externals of life.

II Corinthians 4:16-18 (MSG)
So we’re not giving up. How could we!
Even though on the outside it often looks
like things are falling apart on us, on
the inside, where God is making new life,
not a day goes by without His unfolding
grace. These hard times are small potatoes
compared to the coming good times, the
lavish celebration prepared for us. There’s
far more here than meets the eye. The
things that we see now are here today,
gone tomorrow. But the things we can’t
see now will last forever.

For a moment, honestly evaluate your recent internal growth through the nourishment of his Word. Is it fresh and “green”, or might it be a bit dry and brittle? God wants you to enjoy the new growth that He alone can provide. If He is willing to make us strong internally and unfold His grace in our lives, we must let the nutrients of His Word soak in through our tough outer layer. Our daily doses of nourishment and light are essential to create the strength that stands firm in defense against the attack of those external circumstances that we can’t control, but we know will come.

Journey joy is simple. Give time and priority to rest stops, and know the Word. As you turn onto that entry ramp and return to your journey, apply what He has taught you and watch Him do what only He can do.  He knows when you will need the miracle, or maybe just some encouragement for the next mile. Remember, there is a lavish celebration prepared for all who know Christ.

Don’t traverse another mile without seeking Him first.

A friend called yesterday and let me know that a snowstorm was headed toward the Northeast. Typically that wouldn’t be a big deal to me, except this weekend my wife and I are DRIVING (you guessed it) into the Northeast. Before we left on the trip, it was part exciting and irritating to know that we were heading in the direction of an October snowstorm.  Traveling across Pennsylvania this morning turned knowing a fact (snow) into first hand experience.  I now know the truth behind the facts (it snowed). The sun glistening off freshly fallen snow is a beautiful thing to behold. And in the midst of my “beholding” this weekend, I was reminded that there are different levels of knowing.

Knowing God through Christ is the biggest issue in all of life. You have no doubt heard the words of John 14:6-7 at some point in your life.

Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. If you really knew me, you would know my Father as well. From now on, you do know him and have seen him.” 

Scripture makes it absolutely clear that there is only one way to the Father, and that is through the Son.  All roads (religions) don’t lead to the same place.  Jesus is the only way!  That leads us back to that seemingly innocuous word know.

It is hard to imagine that in the book of John, the word know was used 141 times. With just twenty-one chapters in the entire book, that gives us an idea of the importance of the word. It goes without saying that when a word is used that often, it’s meaning should be evaluated. You may be surprised to learn that the word know was used four different ways in the book of John. Understanding how it was used gives us great perspective on the leap from knowing about the Father, to knowing Him intimately.  I am sure you will find yourself somewhere on the spectrum of the know scale.

It is easy to relate to the lowest of level of know in John.  Simply stated, it is to know a fact. Yesterday, I knew that a snowstorm was heading east. Graduating to the next level comes when you or I understand the truth behind the fact.  Sadly, many people know and understand the truth that Christ died on the cross in our place, but have never accepted Him as their Savior.  When someone moves into the third level of knowing, a relationship is formed. As Warren Wiersbe states in his commentary on John, “to know” means “to believe in a person and become related to him or her.”  John 17:3 gives clarity; Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.

The highest level of knowing, in Wiersbe’s words, is “to have a deeper relationship with a person, a deeper communion.”  Paul referred to this level of love in Philippians 3:10 with the words, “I want to know Christ.”  Without a doubt, every believer should want to know Christ in this way. And we can!

I heard the weather and checked the internet, but yesterday my knowing was only factual.  I have now graduated to a different level of knowing;  I have experienced the snow’s beauty and power.  And although the reality of knowing in relation to snow doesn’t progress to any higher level, it was a prompt from the Spirit in the direction of a deeper truth.  Without a doubt the beauty and power of deeper communion with the Father is available to you and I.  Wherever you land on the spectrum, know that He wants an intimate relationship with you.  You may know the facts, understand the meaning behind the facts, or know Him personally, but there is no greater joy than to know Him intimately.

If you’ve heard the facts, but want to really know Jesus through believing, drop us a line.  If you’ve progressed through that level of knowing, but something keeps you from the intimate level of knowing, drop us a line.  We would love to walk alongside you in your journey.

Have you ever thought to yourself, “If I only had more faith”?  Have you ever tried to work up enough faith energy to make sure God would answer a specific prayer (the way you wanted Him to, of course)?  Maybe you have seen someone else’s dramatic answer to prayer and began to question, “what is wrong with my faith?” You may be facing some faith mountains right now, and spiritual weariness is overwhelming you. Do you need more faith, better faith or just a good dose of, “I will trust my Father” faith?

Luke 17:5
The apostles said to the Lord, “increase our faith”

After hearing Jesus instruct them on forgiveness, the apostle’s immediate response was “increase our faith”.  Jesus replied, “if you have faith as small as a mustard seed …”.  It is interesting that He challenged them with the power of even the smallest amount of pure faith. But I don’t believe that Jesus was chastising the disciple’s response.  In Paul’s letters, we find repeated references to growing in faith.  Great potency is found in even the smallest traces of pure faith, but still greater power is found in faith’s increase.

Before we discuss how to grow in faith, let’s pause to look at an occasion of God blessing some weak-kneed prayer. You may be familiar with the story in Acts chapter 12, of Peter being put in prison by Herod. The church did what churches do today (in difficult times) – they prayed.  I can imagine the intensity of the group praying for Peter’s life.  God dramatically releases Peter, and he goes to the house of the prayer partners, and knocks at the door. A servant girl answers, sees him, and runs with joy to tell the others (leaving Peter at the door).  Note their response:

Acts 12:15-17
“You’re out of your mind,” they told her. When she kept insisting that it was so, they said, “It must be his angel.” But Peter kept on
knocking, and when they opened the door and saw him, they were astonished. Peter motioned with his hand for them to be quiet
and described how the Lord had brought him out of prison. “Tell James and the brothers about this,” he said, and then he left for another place.

Have you ever been astonished when God came through?  We all have!  But there is another important point for us to see in the passage. Although there were doubt issues going on at the prayer meeting, I believe there was also sincere faith. God knows our weakness, and He knows how Satan attacks us. In His choosing, he can take our weak “mustard seed” faith and move mountains. Even when you don’t feel like it, and your emotions fly against you … pray.  And by a choice of the will, have the faith to believe He can take even your weak-kneed prayer and answer it.

You probably already knew about the disciples wanting increased faith, and the praying church having doubts. And you also know if you are faith weary and wanting God to just fix everything. Whatever the size of your faith today (and it may be small), God wants to increase it, and He still does miracles. His prescription is His Word, and prayer, and trusting Him for each moment…. but you already knew that!  Now let the seed grow!

Just a couple of days ago, I wrote about having a quiet center, and hearing God in our noisy distracted world. Those were easy words to write, and anything but easy to apply. But apply we must!  A book from my past, Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back, by Charles Swindoll gives wonderful insight for anyone serious about a quiet center. One particular chapter caught my eye related to stress.Stress speaks loud in all of our lives, and can become the enemy of a quiet heart. How then can we confront stress and begin live with internal peace and quiet?

Psalm 46:10a (NASB)
Cease striving and know that I am God

These are words that are often quoted with great conviction. And who doesn’t want to live with a heart that is quiet and at peace before the Lord? But striving after our objectives can easily dominate our lives, thus creating stress. Anyone who is a Christ-follower should be willing to examine their level of stress vs. their willingness to cease striving. A closer look at the word cease gives clarity. The Hebrew term for this word means relax. It is counter-intuitive to think that I can accomplish more in my walk with God by being relaxed, rather than by striving. Ceasing to strive, and daily dependence on the Father accomplishes far more than trying to stress my way to success.

If you are serious about developing a quiet center, and willing to cease striving, you will resonate with the words quoted in Three Steps Forward, Two Steps Back. They are from Tim Hansel’s work, When I Relax, I Feel Guilty.

Slow me down, Lord.
Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind.
Steady my hurried pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time.
Give me, amid the confusion of the day, the calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing music of the singing streams that live in my memory.
Teach me the art of taking minute vacations – of slowing down to look at a flower,
to chat with a friend, to pat a dog, to smile at a child, to read a few lines from a good book.
Slow me down, Lord, and inspire me to send my roots deep into the soil of life’s enduring values, that I may grow toward my greater destiny.
Remind me each day that the race is not always to the swift; that there is more to life than increasing its speed.
Let me look upward to the towering oak and know that it grew great and strong because it grew slowly and well.

Read and re-read those words. As you start this week, are you willing to join with me and cease striving? Is the word relax even in your current vocabulary? Stress will always be fighting against your peace and quiet. And there will always be a new burden to bear. But for us to live wisely and well, we must live under the umbrella of God’s power and relax.

Your new week and mine will have stressors. We can, however, choose to slow down, relax and become better examples of what it means to be a Christ follower.  When the stressful circumstances attack, purposely cease striving and lift that moment to the Father. You and I can’t manufacture a quiet center, but when we “cease striving and relax in Him it will come!

Slow me down Lord. Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind.

Does God still speak? Obviously my question is rhetorical, and He absolutely still speaks! A greater question would be how well do you and I hear Him? It only makes sense that every Christ-follower would want to know the plans our Father has for us. Why is it then that so few live with ears in tune to what the Lord is trying to convey? My personal conviction is that the quiet center available to us is filled with noise. We can all find excuses for the noisy, distracted lives that we lead. But when the noise and distractions cause us to miss what God is saying, no excuse is good enough.

My personal reading has taken me to a book called Thirsting for God, by Gary Thomas. Really thirsting after God will cause redirection in anyone’s life. I find that seeking the Father slows me down internally, and fuels the desire for that quiet center. See if the following quote from Thomas’ book resonates with where your journey is currently.

“Living a busy life is like running a marathon—we tax our ability to care, our ability to focus, our strength to manage disappointment, our sense of peace and rest. Consequently, we live on the edge of exhaustion, irritation and anger. We have to re-gather ourselves, guard our peace, and focus so we will be free to care about the things that really matter and fully give ourselves to the tasks God calls us to address.“

Could those words be spoken of you? If so, you have felt that guilty tug when someone needs your assistance but you really don’t have the energy or emotional reserves to help. We are all human and subject to seasons that are extremely busy and taxing. But to live with noise, distractions and chaotic schedules that limit our listening to God, and hinders our walk with Him is unacceptable.

In the book, Thirsting for God, there is another penetrating and very convicting statement that we all need to hear. “The spiritual life is impossible in a heart full of noise and occupation”. Our lives become about fitting God in, and less about living life from that quiet center.

Just this week, I read again of Jesus getting away and praying. Luke says: But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed. I can imagine that those were special times and times of refreshment. I need exactly that in my life. But oh how the distractions and noise become addictive. You may have the same problem. There can be no greater indication of our need to fight the noise and distractions than looking at Christ. He needed to get away from the crowds and He needed to pray. None of us can claim lives with more noise and chaos than what the Son of God faced. But  listening to the Father was obviously important to Him. Could it be any less important for us?

My goal in this post is not to instruct, but to relate. My type-A, hard-driving personality often drowns out the voice I most want to hear. Recently I have been challenged to grow quieter. Quietness for me starts from time with the Father. But then there has to be a conscious choice all day long to slow down, relax and be a listener. I need to hear what He is saying. Your noise and distractions are probably different from mine, but you have them. Are you working from a quiet center, or just fitting God into your schedule (easy to do)?  My thoughts in writing this were negative: that no one would really take the challenge. But if there is one person reading this that is ready for a quiet center (and I hope it’s you), I will be praying for you!

God still speaks……slow down with me and listen.

Do you ever sense that your spiritual journey has become too explainable? Certainly you believe miracles still happen, just not for you. It has been a couple of years ago now that a friend shared with me his passion about God doing the unexplainable, yet undeniable. This brief discussion sparked serious thought on my part about the unexplainable workings of God in our lives. It is fun and even encouraging to think of Moses and the Red Sea, or Jesus feeding the five thousand. From the pages of Scripture to the recordings of history, God’s love and grace is seen in events that are unexplainable, yet undeniable. We all have the tension however, of transferring Bible knowledge to a faith that expects the unexplainable. If you are feeling that your spiritual life is a bit too explainable, determine with me to never live that way again.

A personal confession might give more insight to my premise. Throughout my spiritual journey, I have seen God do the unexplainable. His protection, provision and grace have been undeniable to me. But there are times when distractedness creeps into my journey. I could easily rationalize the “why”, but too much me, and too little God becomes the norm of my explainable life. Correspondingly, less unexplainable moments! If your journey has taken similar travels, you know the frustrations I have encountered.

The sequel to my distractedness has always been a commitment to recalibrate my spiritual equilibrium. As if on cue, unexplainable moments seem to happen again. Sometimes the thoughts of “would they have happened anyway” creep in.  But I am confident that these coincidences (like there are such things) are from the Lord. I may not be able to explain everything, but His working has been undeniable. No matter the place of your journey, traveling a road of only believing what you can explain will only weaken your faith and dampen your joy. We should not be so bold as to think just because we refocus, God is bound to perform some immediate unexplainable miracle. But the fact remains that He blesses those who walk with a surrendered, faith filled heart. That’s undeniable!

Twice in the last week I have encountered passages of Scripture that speak of God being able to do the impossible. Once was in response to his disciples asking, “who then can be saved” after Jesus spoke on the difficulty of the rich entering the kingdom of God. The other passage spoke of John the Baptist’s mother becoming pregnant in her old age. What is impossible with man is very possible with God. Unexplainable, yet undeniable!

If your life is explainable today, don’t continue to live that way. “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” If you have stopped praying fervently for your children, given up on finding a job, or lost hope that God may heal your loved one, you are living by only the explainable. Our impossibilities are no match for the power of God. He still saves the rich, heals our loved ones, and restores our children. We may not be able to explain it, but when He moves it’s undeniable.

Our entire faith is built on the unexplainable, undeniable love of Christ. The Virgin Birth, His death and resurrection, our eternal life … unexplainable, yet undeniable! And I believe that He still does unexplainable miracles for us today. Do you?