Victory to those anointed

I have a dear friend that reminded me once to speak prayers of praise and thanksgiving, to speak glory into being. I shared that once with a friend in need, and her prayers were answered three times over. I sat back and thought through so many of my blog posts and the stories of survival, perseverance, and miracles. God is and continues to be present in our everyday lives, and for that I am thankful. It is so easy to dwell in the darkness and become overwhelmed with all the chaos that goes on around us, but God is still present. I used to read miraculous stories in the Bible, but I never thought there could still be miracles today…until I was healed, until I saw others healed. We are not so different than the Israelites that wandered for forty years. They saw miracle after miracle yet still struggled to obey and believe. How thankful are we that God gave us Jesus so that our sins may be forgiven, so that we have hope in Him.