I like to think that I have an open mind.  I try not to have preconceived notions about things before I experience them for myself.

For example, I will try new foods to see how they taste before I decide if I like them or not.  I don’t make decisions based on their name or the way they look or because someone else tells me they don’t like them.  It used to make me crazy when my kids would just look at a food and say they didn’t like it.  Most of the food they used to say that about they now love – all because they took some time and a little risk and they tried them.

I was flipping through the channels on my television the other day and I came across a preacher I had never heard of before.  So, I decided to listen to him and see what his message was.  He was a little bit too much full of fire and brimstone for me but, as I said, I like to listen before I make any judgments.

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I have been thinking a lot about miracles lately.  I’ve been wondering what makes an event a miracle?  Last night I got on my computer and did some research trying to find out how others define what a miracle is.

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, a miracle is defined as “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.” This sounds good but it seemed too complicated, almost scientific, to me so I looked further. 

I found on thefreedictionary.com the following: a miracle is “An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin or an act of God.”  Again, this sounded good but really didn’t hit home for me.

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The best way to see the power of God is through the testimony of others.  Has God ever performed a miracle in your life?  If so, please tell us about it. – Have a great day!  Elmer Laydon

The other day I asked everyone if they would answer a question.  The question was: List, in order, the three most important things in your life.

The following is a summary of the top answers that were posted.  I have organized them into groups of answers that were similar.  In no particular order, the answers included:

• God, Jesus, Faith (#1 in a majority of responses)
• Family, Children
• Friends
• Health
• Sobriety, Recovery
• Happiness, Peace, Love
• Home, Country

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Life can seem very hard and unfair at times. 

When facing the loss a job, a divorce, illness, or some other serious problem, you might begin to ask yourself “when will God help me?”  It may even get to the point where we may start to feel abandoned and alone.

And then someone like me, a friend of yours, or a minister comes along and tells you “to have faith in God because God will never leave you or let you fall completely” or that “this is the time He is working to make you stronger.”  But to you these are only words. Your situation may seem so desperate that you cannot even relate to this.

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