It is sad to say, but there are many people living on this earth today who do not believe in miracles. There are even people who believe in God and go to church every Sunday who have given up believing in miracles. It is as if people think that the God who performed miracles in the Bible has changed or has stopped doing the miraculous things that have been written about. The thing is, God has not changed. He has always been the same and will continue to be the same for all eternity. It is true that we do not hear about people being raised from the dead or water being turned into wine, but God is still performing miracles every single day.

He is performing them in all of our lives. Sometimes we may not see them as miracles and maybe we do not even know that they are occurring. Everyday that we arrive safely home at night, it is a miracle. Every time we feel better after being sick, it is a miracle. Every time someone gets a life changing surgery it is a miracle. Miracles are around all of us all the time; we just have to have the eyes to see them.

Not believing in miracles is one of the saddest ways that we can live our lives. Miracles are a sign to all of us that God is truly with us and that He has everything under control. If we would all just stop for a minute and reflect on our lives, I am sure that we could think of several miracles that God has performed in our lives. I come from a long line of people who believe in miracles and who have seen miracles performed in their lives, and I am very thankful for that.

Believing in miracles and seeing miracles happen in our lives will build our faith in ways that we could never imagine. Miracles are meant to be shared with others. In doing so, we not only build our own faith, but we build the faith of the people we come into contact with.

I have a miracle that I would like to share with all of you. As you may know from reading my blog, Jeff and I recently lost one of our Miniature Schnauzer, Parker. It was a very difficult thing to go through, and it really upset us. God gave us the strength to go through this life changing ordeal, but to be honest, I still grapple with the question why. I have trouble understanding why we had to lose Parker at such a young age. I may never know the answer to that question, but I do know that God has a plan and that He has everything under control.

Thankfully, we still have two other Miniature Schnauzers, Peyton, and Paycee. They have been such a comfort to us since we lost Parker. It is impossible to be sad for too long when they are around. Peyton, our little boy, had started to develop a fatty tumor several years ago. It is something that we have checked every year, and the doctor tells us there is nothing to worry about. However, once we lost Parker, we did what everybody tends to do, and we started worrying about losing Peyton. We knew that we were not supposed to worry about him, but we still did.

One day, Jeff was petting Peyton and touching his fatty tumor, which had gotten quite large and God said, “Pray for Peyton’s tumor and watch it shrink.” Jeff did as he was told, and he began praying for Peyton’s “bump” everyday. Jeff did not share this with me, and one day I was playing with Peyton and I felt his tumor and noticed that it was smaller. I mentioned it to Jeff, and he told me what he had been doing. I cannot tell you what seeing Peyton’s tumor shrink has done for us. First of all, it is a miracle. It has also given us hope that Peyton still has many more years to be with us. God knew that we needed to see a miracle after we lost Parker, and He gave that to us. We still pray for Peyton’s “bump” everyday and it continues to shrink. It is still there, but it is probably half the size that it was. So you see, miracles happen every day.

Sadly, we try to explain miracles away with scientific explanations. We say things like, “That happened because of such and such” or “I am sure things like that just happen.” I think it is time that we stop trying to explain miracles away and just start believing that they happen. They happen because God is powerful. They happen because God wants us to see what He can do in our lives, and they happen so that we can have faith that God can do anything.

God still performs miracles. He performs them in all of our lives. He wants us to believe in miracles. He wants us to have faith that He can do anything and that all we have to do is ask Him. Nothing is too big or too small for God to give His attention to. He wants to take care of all of us, and He wants us to believe that all things are possible through Him. You know, they really are. God is still performing miracles everyday. He is performing them in your life, and He is performing them in mine.

So, let’s all start believing in miracles more. Let’s have faith that God can perform a great work in all of our lives and that He can answer all of our prayers. Let’s never stop believing that God is a miraculous God, and let’s never stop sharing our experiences with each other. It will make a difference in all of our lives, and it may be exactly what someone else needs to hear. God does perform miracles. I know this because I am a miracle and so are you. Seeing the miracles God does in our lives brings us peace, and PEACE MATTERS!

~Dan~