“The condition for a miracle is difficulty, however the condition for a great miracle is not difficulty, but impossibility.”

Awhile back, someone walking through tough waters said to me, “I am walking through a miracle.” Now, at the time, they were in the midst of the storm with no end in sight. The situation didn’t look as if there were any hope. Yet, they had hope in the God of miracles.

Think about it.

• When the children of Israel were facing the Red Sea before them and the armies of Egypt behind them, they were in the middle of a miracle. They may not have seen it, but they were. Exodus 14
• When David faced Goliath, he was in the middle of a miracle. 1 Samuel 17
• When Daniel was tossed into a den of hungry lions, he was in the middle of a miracle. Daniel 6
• When the widow used the last of her oil and flour to make food for Elijah, she was in the middle of a miracle. 1 Kings 17:12-16
• When the 12 disciples were in the middle of a storm on the sea, they were in the middle of a miracle. Matthew 8:23-27
• When Paul and Silas were shackled in prison, they were in the middle of a miracle. Acts 16:16-40

When we picture a miracle, we typically think of the amazing end, the great part, the shout it from the roof-tops part. Yet, the dark part before the bright part is also  in the miracle. As the quote from Angus Buchan states, “The condition for a miracle is difficulty, however the condition for a great miracle is not difficulty, but impossibility.” You may be in the “difficulty” or “impossibility” stage of your miracle.

Two songs come to mind. The first one talks about praising in the storm and wanting to be like these heroes of faith. What we often forget is that to get to that place, they had to go through tough times.

Yet, we can walk through those situations with confidence, not in us, but in our God of miracles!

Could you be in the middle of a miracle today?