When Do Miracles Come?

Miracle: an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs

"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, have miracles ceased because Christ hath ascended into heaven... ?"

Moroni 7:27

The Bible is a book of miracles. So is the Book of Mormon.

Think of the wondrous stories that they contain.

Remember Hezekiah, king of Israel, who was surrounded by a formidable Assyrian army. He trusted in God and refused to make an alliance with them. Hezekiah and his men had done all in their power, and now God stepped in. An angel of God appeared and slew 185,000 Assyrians that night.

Remember Nephi and Sam, who were trying unsuccessfully to convince their brothers to try once more to obtain the scriptural record from Laban. As they were being beaten by their older brothers, it seems evident that they could do nothing else on their own. That is when an angel appeared and saved them from the cruel hands of their brothers.

As Christ knelt in a sacred garden outside the walls of Jerusalem and took upon Himself the weight of our sins and pain and sorrow, "there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him" (Luke 22:43).

What about our day?

Has God ceased to be a God of miracles? Is He not the same yesterday, today, and forever? Doesn't He love us today as much as He loved those in the days of Hezekiah or Nephi or Christ?
I know that God does not change. He is immutable. He is Eternal. And He is still a God of miracles.

So why do we sometimes not see miracles?

Sometimes, I regret to admit, I give up before the moment when the angel would appear. In fact, I may not even start because I feel that the task which God has placed before me is overwhelming. 

So, how can I ever expect to see miracles in my life if I do not attempt the things that require miracles? Why would I expect miracles if I only try to do things that I already know I can do?
God does not need to perform a miracle in order for me to read my scriptures everyday. I know that I can do that. But accepting a calling in Church to do something that I know is beyond my own abilities may very well require such a miracle.
And God will provide it, if we try to act and rely on Him to help us.

I will do more to fulfill what God expects of me, even if I feel that it is beyond me. 
I will trust that God can help me to do anything, and then I will go and do it with His help. 
I will not doubt, for doubt is the opposite of faith. 
I will not fear. Fear comes from the adversary.

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