I Need A Miracle

I am, quite literally, a walking miracle. Not only am I alive, which by all accounts, I shouldn't be, but I can walk. My family was told when I was born that neither of those things would be true by now. Over the course of the years I've spent proving those doctors wrong, many other things have continued to occur that probably — in some cases, definitely — should have killed me.

I live about 30 minutes from the hospital at which my neurosurgeon works, meaning I also spend every day of my life knowing I could potentially be within an hour or so of finding myself half dead on an emergency room gurney at any given moment. About six years ago, the disease that is the root cause of that fact was the only reason the cancer I ultimately beat was discovered early enough. If I hadn’t wound up on an emergency room gurney, half dead in front of a new team of doctors, that cancer would have gone untreated until it killed me.

Throughout my life, I’ve been in a number of accidents that could have ended far more negatively than they did, including the time the school bus I was riding rolled over on the edge of a field, on top of a barbed wire fence. On top of that, I grew up dealing with relentless bullying from a number of different sources and a rocky home life, all of which left me with little hope of making it through what I considered to be my own personal hell.

As I found myself in the midst of my own struggles, there were many times when I just wanted to give up. I knew it was all too much for me to handle and I just wanted out. I couldn’t even tell you how many times over the years thoughts of suicide entered my head. In the end, though, everything always seemed to work out for the best.

No matter how deep the hole felt or how hopeless the situation around me looked, I always ended up coming out of it somehow, often in ways I still can’t explain. There’s no question that I have experienced many instances of miraculous healings and divine intervention.

The thing is, though, my case really isn’t special. At one point or another, everyone hits a rough patch in life and thinks, “I need a miracle.” That’s just part of life as a human being.

It may not be illness or some kind of horrific accident, but at some point in our lives, we all encounter something we can’t handle. If that hasn’t happened to you yet, I promise you, it’s coming.

Don’t think for a second that just because it may not come in the form of some life-threatening medical issue or an insurmountable mountain of physical injuries or illnesses, it’s any less serious. If you ever find yourself looking around and thinking, “Wow, this is bad. I can’t handle this,” it doesn’t matter what’s going on. You’re probably right.

If that’s the position you’ve found yourself in, there’s really only one piece of advice I can give you. If you think you can’t handle things on your own, you’re probably right, but guess what… God can. Yes, I know it’s not always easy to ask for help, but that is exactly what our God wants us to do. Ask for the miracle you need in prayer and I can assure you, you will find a way out.

If your “I need a miracle,” moment comes as a result of recurring sin, just remember 1 Corinthians 10:13, which says in the New American Standard Bible, “No temptation has overtaken you but such as is common to man; and God is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will provide the way of escape also, so that you will be able to endure it.”

When you do bring your struggles before God in prayer, though, don’t always expect some kind of crazy, unexplainable magic fix that comes out of nowhere. Oftentimes, the miracles we need come in the form of help from the people around us. I’m a prime example of the fact that one can’t necessarily be expected to always ask for the help they need, though. The tendency to think I should be able to handle things on my own is still something I’m trying to unlearn.

If you’re in a similar position or you just don’t think there’s anything that can be done because your situation is just too far out of control, rest assured, there is always help out there and no matter how far you’ve strayed, there’s nothing God can’t or doesn’t want to handle for you.