God of Miracles

Life is hard.  Life is really hard.

I feel like I constantly go through seasons in life. The moment I look around me and say to myself, “Gabriella, you are so blessed. Life is good,” . . . that is the moment when it all seems to come crashing down on me. That’s the moment I suddenly see my failures, and focus on how far I have to go in life rather than how far I’ve come. The moment I realize how many things I don’t have, and forget all the things I do have.

I’ve been loving the song Miracles by Jesus Culture. Sometimes I get so caught up in doubting myself that I forget that I serve the God of miracles. I forget that the God who makes the blind see and the deaf hear lives inside me. And that that power – the power that is responsible for all of those miracles – is in me every day. As the song says, “the God who brings the dead to life, His life is flowing through my veins.” Doesn’t that give you so much confidence and empowerment?

Sometimes I just want to hit myself and ask, “Why do you doubt God? Why do you doubt the one that raised Jesus from the dead?” Sometimes I forget that He isn’t a small god that is only capable of hearing our prayers. He is able to do amazing things when we pray!

When I began writing I had (and still continue to have) so many doubts in myself. People told me I wouldn’t get far. They said I wouldn’t be able to make the money I needed to publish my books because I’m young. It took me pulling a lot of confidence from deep down inside me to even start this blog. But when I remind myself that my God is a God who can do miracles through anyone, I instantly feel like I can do anything if I simply put my trust in him. Not saying that putting my trust in him is easy, but I know that if I do, He can use me, a young girl, to do amazing things to bring Him glory.

“If you can?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.” – Mark 9:23

With love,

Gabriella