Another Miracle

I am posting about miracles this week, as we approach the Christmas season, I want to give God the Glory for the great things He has done in my life and the lives of others. I have shared this before, but felt led to share it again.

One Sunday afternooon, my husband and I decided to take some of the kids from the church swimming at the new lake they had just put in. We were youth pastors at the time. It was a hot summer day, so after the service we all went to our homes and changed, then met back at the church.

So we load up all the kids into the van and car and head for the lake. There were about fourteen of us. Upon arriving we had to jump over a barbed wire fence and there was a road that led into the lake that was now covered with water. So we were swimming and playing in the water on the road.

That day, there was a young man with us named Greg. He was my son's best friend and lived down the street from where we lived. Greg was the kind of kid that was always seeking attention and wanted so badly to be a part of the in crowd. The only problem was, no one accepted him on either side. He was a good looking kid, blonde, blue eyes, but obnoxious as he could be. Greg wouldn't have anything to do with the kids from church while at school, but would attend all of the church functions when he was out of school.

On this day Greg was bragging and showing me his new glasses his mother paid over three hundred dollars for. He was so proud of them. Later that day after we had been swimming in the lake for about two hours, Greg comes running and swimming up this road that was covered by water. He and the boys had been running as deep into the lake as they could from the road and then jumping off each others shoulders. They were about a hundred and fifty feet from where the girls and I were sitting. We were about neck deep in the water just chatting and laughing, watching them prove how macho they all were.

So here comes Greg, he is around fourteen at the time and he is crying. I jumped up and asked him what was the matter and he told me he had lost his glasses. So I then asked him where and when. He said he didn't know, that he had them on when he got there and never took them off. So I said, "you mean, you were running and diving for about two hours and you had your glasses on?" He replied yes. So I asked again, do you know where or when you lost them and he replied no. So I said, "ok, we will find them, God knows where they are and He will bring them to us."

Well, Chuck is over there looking at me as if I had gone completely mad and he says to me, "there is no way you are going to find those glasses in this muddy lake, just forget it, we will have to tell his mother!!" I of course replied, "Chuck, we will find those glasses, God knows where they are and He said if we have faith we can move mountains, so we are going to pray, He loves us and will bring them to us!" Again, he looks at me disgusted and I am sure he is thinking, here we go again!

I am just that way, I believe God will do abundantly more than I could ever ask or think. I don't know why I believe the way I do, I don't question, I just trust. I just figure if God is who He says He is, then He can do the impossible.

So I called all of the kids over and said, "let's all pray." Chuck hesitantly comes over and grabs a hand on each side and we bow our heads standing waist deep in the water. I just prayed and said, "God your Word says, If any two agree on earth as touching anything it will be done. So we are all in agreement and we know where two or three are gathered together you are there with us, so we recognize your presence. We know that you know exactly where those glasses are and we also know we will never find them without your help, we ask you now in the name of Jesus to bring them to us. In Jesus name, Amen."

So then I told all of the kids to go back to where they were and start to feel around with their feet and hands. I sat back down on the road and began to scoot along the side of the road feeling around and going back and forth on the road, as I silently began to thank God for answering our prayer. About fifteen minutes later, I felt a weed on my leg. I almost didn't raise my leg up to look, but it was tickling my leg and I felt an inner voice tell me to raise my leg up and when I did, guess what???!! Greg's glasses were on my leg!!!

I jumped up and screamed, "God brought them to us, I told you He would, I told you Chuck, God loves us and He knew where they were and He found them in this muddy lake!!" I was so overjoyed, then Greg ran to me and fell into my arms crying. I said, " Greg, you are always playing with God, you never get serious and I think God has brought those glasses to us to show you how much He loves and cares for you and it is time for you to get serious and quit playing games." He cried for awhile, and we ended up staying another hour or two.

God has shown Himself to me in so many ways and that day, I had no doubt He honored my faith and brought those glasses to me. He let me know He cares even about he little things in our lives, He is listening. Things may not happen as quickly every time we pray, but I do know God is working, even if it takes Him a little longer the next time, I simply Trust and let Him work out all the details. Thank you Lord Jesus!!!