I have been praying for a miracle in my life for a long time. I was sick of the blame, guilt, anger, and judgement surrounding me so I gave up. I surrendered completely to the Holy Spirit.
I found my space and said “Lord, Here I Am” and I surrendered. I found that He wanted me to live in happiness. I created space for Him in my life and we danced together, we ran, we felt the earth under our feet and laughed openly together. I will never forget that day.
Ever since, I have been waiting, WAITING, for a miracle. I thought that it would come to me, that He would show me the way, my next step. Yesterday, however, I learnt differently.
I opened my emails and found an unread one that intrigued me so I opened it. I learnt that “A MIRACLE IS A CHANGE OF MIND.” (A Course in Miracles); “YOU are the CENTER from which everything happens”.
This got me thinking – maybe God is trying to tell me something. I cannot wait any longer, my miracle is me.
So I sat down and got out my visual diary and my oil pastels. I prayed that He show me what he wants me to see, I told Him that this drawing was for Him, and I put pastel to paper.
God put an image in my mind of a woman and this is where I started. The picture on this page is where I finished.
Not long after I finished I was talking to a friend of mine and I happened to mention that I had just finished a drawing. Naturally, he asked to have a look and so I showed him.
He said to me “it seems like this is giving the message that in darkness there is always a light”.
And so it goes – my miracle. Thank you Lord :).
This image is of a woman surrounded in darkness, in chaos, confusion, suffering. She is reminded that “even the darkness will not be dark to you; the night will shine like the day, for darkness is a light to you” (Psalm 139: 11-12). God is encouraging her to step into His light and trust in Him – in darkness there is always a light.
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I was reading this post and found it truly encouraging, yet inspiring. I thought it would be great to share with all my readers. I know it was a blessing to my heart and a great testimony for the glory of God. I still remember the day the Lord said it’s alright Michael, I have a great plan for you. I pray it brings encouragement to you as well, enjoy. Emily is truly a gifted writer and I encourage you to read more of her posts.
Youth leader,
😀 Thank you Michael. That means a lot to me. I hope that it encourages your readers. The least I can do for them.
Never know, maybe some will continue to read from your blog. God bless you.
This inspired me in so many ways today. Thank you.
That’s great to hear 🙂 no worries, God bless you
So beautiful! You are the miracle!
Thank-you, glad you liked it 🙂
Thank you for sharing, I feel as if this was meant for me. I feel like the woman in the picture. God bless you! I needed to read this today.
That’s awesome :). So glad you got something out of it. Thank you and God bless you