There are people all over the globe who are each standing up for their belief, their cause. One group may be fighting on behalf of one particular issue, while another is advancing a completely different one.
What cause are you and I living for? What is it that we believe in, and for which cause are we expending our time, our energy, and our resources?
There are many causes to fight for—some are worth standing up for, while many are worth nothing at all. If we are not watchful, we can get so caught up in our “cause” that we loose sight of the miraculous.
While it is very important to stand up for what is right and just, if all we are focused on are the issues at hand, we will often fail to recognize the miraculous in our midst. Worst than that, we may fail to experience miracles altogether.
Our mere human efforts are miserably ineffective when it comes to making a real difference in any cause. We may be able to make a little progress in solving a problem, but how long will that even last? Without the grace and power which God gives, we simply do not have what it takes to make a lasting impact on the situations of our world.
The Result of Grace
Consider the following quote:
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle. —Albert Einstein
As long as we depend upon our own intelligence and ability to solve problems, we will not perceive the miraculous. But when we observe and recognize the immensity of God’s ability and power at work for us, and acknowledge that it is by His Grace alone that we can do what we do, we will see miracles in everything.
It is in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for (Eph. 1:11 MSG). And it is in Christ that we come to comprehend that everything good which comes to our life is the result of God’s grace.
Ephesians 3:20 reveals that by the action of God’s power at work within us, He is able to do superabundantly, far over and above all that we dare ask or think, infinitely beyond our highest prayers, desires, thoughts, hopes, or dreams.
When something occurs that is superabundantly, far over and above what you and I have thought, desired, dreamed, prayed, or hoped—would that not be considered a miracle? This is the kind of life which the Lord desires for us to experience all the time. By the action of His grace, His power at work within us, He manifests the miraculous in our life.
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Sharah LaGail Wyatt is Founder and President of First Love Ministries International aka FERVOUR (based in Fort Worth, Texas), with an extensive background in the fine and performing arts and in ministry. She is a member of the International Convention of Faith Ministries (ICFM). As an anointed teacher, writer/author, graphic artist, musician and composer, she desires to lead people of all ages into the presence of God and into developing a lifestyle of faith, worship and intimacy with Him.
Sharah has authored numerous articles on topics including prayer, holiness/purity, wisdom, faith, love, worship, healing/restoration and living in Christ. She is also the author of several books including: In His Presence: the meaning of true worship (2004), In Christ You Stand (2008), I Will: activating the master switch of the soul (2008). Her monthly ministry publication (newsletter), first published in 2005, is currently distributed in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, East Africa, West Africa, Argentina, Pakistan, India, Singapore, and the Philippines. Her young adult publication, FERVOUR, is distributed quarterly.
The official Website of First Love Ministries International, www.ps27fr.org (launched in 2006), features a full Study Centre exhibiting numerous Online Articles written by Sharah LaGail Wyatt, along with a topical Question & Answer section also compiled by the author. The website continues to receive recurrent visits from more than 60 nations on six continents.
