When You Need A Miracle

Often, we imagine a miracle happening in our life with God providing it while we passively accept it. 

That is not how miracles happened in scripture.  Action and activity surrounded the work of God.  Women and men came to Him, took steps of action to engage the Lord.  

But I understand the “idea” of sitting passively and I even understand the temptation to sit passively. 

When you need a miracle, it’s typically when you are at the end of your rope, the end of your resources, the end of hope and the end of your strength.  The last thing you want to do is make a move.  

Yet, making a move is EXACTLY what you may need to do. 

Here are 3 Questions to Get You Moving Toward Your Miracle:  

1. What do I need to move away from?  

When Moses and God’s people were trapped between the approaching army of Egypt’s Pharaoh and the Red Seas, Moses needed to move away from the charging chariots.  

For a person feeling trapped in an affair and crying out to God for help, move away from that person.  

For the one mired in debt and overspending, you need to close the lap top and stop your online shopping or stay away from your favorite store or the mall.  

We cry out to Christ in desperation that something is burning us, but we refuse to move our hand from the stove.  

See, most of us don’t grasp this part.  

WE HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN OUR MIRACLE  

James wrote this: “You see, his faith and his actions worked together. His actions made his faith complete.”    James 2:22  

Here’s the second question to ask:  

2. What do I need to move toward?  

God told the people of Israel, trapped seemingly trapped between ‘the devil and the deep blue sea,’ stop crying and get moving!!  

That is some of the best advice you and I will ever receive.   

There IS a time for crying, but then, there IS a time for moving.  But move where?  Well, ask yourself, what do I need to move away from and what do I need to move toward?  

God freed the slaves from Egypt to move them toward the promised land.  The way to the promised land was through the deep water.  They had their direction.  They just had to move.  

The drug addict needs to move away from friends and environments where he used to party and move toward sober, healthy people.  

The person needing a miracle in business, needs to move toward someone who is succeeding in business and seek advice or mentorship. 

You move away.  You move toward.  

3. Who Do I Need to Move With?  

I’ve said this many times: The quality of the rest of your life will be determined in large part by who you choose to have around you! 

When you need a miracle, you need people around you advocating FOR you, believing IN you and moving in the direction you need to go.  

When I’m stuck, when I feel I’m going under, when the walls are high and I am overwhelmed…when I need a miracle, I absolutely turn to Christ, but I also turn to my wife, and a couple of trusted friends. It’s easier to move toward solutions (miracles, even) when I’m moving with others.  

When You Need a Miracle, You Need to MOVE Move away from Move toward Move with But MOVE!!!  

Brad Johnson is Pastor of California Community Church, Agoura Hills, CA Meeting in the Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel at 9:30AM and 11:00AM Every Sunday Morning. www.californiacommunitychurch.com