Miracles come in all shapes and sizes.
Being a Dad to our little girl Jolie has taught me over and again to
celebrate the wonder of every day, the ordinary stuff of life that, when you
step back and look at it fresh, really is amazing.
Theologically it’s also true that miracles aren’t only restricted to
the dramatic and the inexplicable. When you understand that God is the mover
and the shaker behind every good and pleasant thing, you realise that every
little thing is a miraculous gift of His grace.
It was two years this Easter since we found out that we were
expecting Jolie Liana – our beautiful answer from God. I wrote about that miraculous little journey here.
Since then – as every parent will know – it’s been a whirlwind. An exhausting, occasionally infuriating,
mostly hilarious and always heart-melting whirlwind.
We liked her so much we wanted to make another.
But bodies, biology and the sovereignty of God don’t always line up
as we’d like them to, at least not at first. Something wasn't right so we got checked out. It turned out that Roxy’s blood was
showing hormone levels that made it “impossible to conceive”.
Well, that sucks.
So we prayed.
And we asked some of those close to us to pray.
Call it a miracle, call it a dodgy blood test, call it whatever you
want.
It turns out we’re pregnant.
(Well, Roxy is… you know what I mean.)
And not even just a little bit. From
the size of that little person, we know that at the very moment Roxy’s blood
was tested, with the result that it would be “impossible” for us to have
another baby any time soon… our second tiny Macintosh was already hidden away
in there, waiting to make an appearance.
Even though he/she was apparently impossible.
When you’re following Jesus, and life throws the word “impossible” at you, it’s best to take that with a pinch of salt.
Jesus didn’t have to bless us with this baby. We'd still be gladly following Jesus if he'd said "no" to those prayers. We know the other side too - the pain of waiting and not seeing what you hope for come to be.
But it's pretty wonderful to be reminded again that when Jesus says "yes" there is nothing that will stand in the way.
Is there something in your life that everything and everyone tells you is impossible? Why not take it to God. There's a good chance He's going to disagree.
Nothing is impossible with God (Luke 1:37)
