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\"\"<\/a>I often laugh at radio and TV commercials when women (or men) talk about their new weight loss and say, “I have my life back.” \u00a0The commercial writers want to convince us that I cannot have a real and honest life, unless I am a size 2 with no sags or wrinkles. \u00a0<\/p>\n

The Christian songwriter and singer, Michael Card, has a teaching on Jesus’ miracles. \u00a0Using a study in \u00a0Jesus’ years of ministry, Card concludes that Jesus often down plays healingsand miracles. \u00a0Not with standing, Jesus placed the emphasis on the need for changes in the life of the person who was healed. \u00a0Again and again, Jesus exhibited no need for “the thrill of the exhibition.” \u00a0When he healed the ten lepers, Jesus sent them to see the priest. \u00a0By the time they appeared before the priest, they had all been healed. \u00a0<\/p>\n

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Michael Card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When Jesus healed a blind man using mud, he told blind man to go and wash. \u00a0The man was healed but Jesus was no where in sight. \u00a0However, after the healing, Jesus sought the man out to insure that his spiritual man was healed.<\/p>\n

There are perhaps two conclusions we can reach from the way that Jesus handled miracles. \u00a0First, miracles should be such a common place thing in a Christian’s life that we are not overly impressed by miracles. \u00a0Years ago, comedian Lilly Tomlin’s attended a Katherine Kuhlman meeting. \u00a0Miss Kuhlman was known as a person through whom the Lord performed miracles and healings. \u00a0Ms. Tomlin said, “I’m embarrassed to say that there were so many miracles in those four hours of the meeting that I got bored.” \u00a0Perhaps, this is a more healthy attitude than we would care to admit.<\/p>\n

The second way to handle miracles may be to look beyond the miracle itself to see what God desires to do in the hearts of people. \u00a0His goal is conforming us into the image of Christ. \u00a0He will use many features from his tools box to reach that lofty goal in our lives. \u00a0When people who are mentally challenged accept the Lord, they don’t expect God to heal their minds. \u00a0They do desire to have God change their lives, making them into faithful disciples.<\/p>\n

Any person with an ounce of self-esteem does not need to have a perfectly sculpted body to have a life. \u00a0In the same way, as wonderful and needed as miracles may be, the Christian must always be on guard to see how the Lord can redeem our lives, teaching them His will and changing us into His image.<\/p>\n

What miracles have you seen in your life? \u00a0What was God trying to teach you through the miracle?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I often laugh at radio and TV commercials when women (or men) talk about their new weight loss and say, “I have my life back.” \u00a0The commercial writers want to convince us that I cannot have a real and honest life, unless I am a size 2 with no sags or wrinkles. \u00a0 The Christian…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":387,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,5,20,3,40,186,49,16,4,41],"tags":[21,688,696,18,699,715,701,689,6,700],"class_list":["post-1617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-autism-spectrum","category-christianity","category-church","category-developmental-disabilities","category-faith","category-hope","category-inspiration","category-intellectual-disability","category-simple-truths","category-spirituality","tag-christian","tag-christianity","tag-church","tag-discipleship","tag-faith","tag-hope","tag-inspiration","tag-mentally-challenged-community","tag-simple-scriptural-truths","tag-spirituality"],"yoast_head":"\nThe miracle of simple things - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/09\/the-miracle-of-simple-things.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The miracle of simple things - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I often laugh at radio and TV commercials when women (or men) talk about their new weight loss and say, “I have my life back.” \u00a0The commercial writers want to convince us that I cannot have a real and honest life, unless I am a size 2 with no sags or wrinkles. \u00a0 The Christian…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/09\/the-miracle-of-simple-things.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-09-08T22:26:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/09\/scales.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Linda G. 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