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Miracle Stories
Miracles From God - True Testimonials. Do You Listen When God Talks to You?
I truly believe that God talks to us, but we usually don't listen, or we pass it off as a "coincidence". The below messages that came to me are much more than what can be a "coincidence" – I experienced definite messages from God. The trick is to recognize it - my pastor tells me "A coincidence is the miracle man does not give God credit for." There are also very dramatic miracles as you will see below. If you have had these communications and experiences, I would like to hear from you and if you like, I will post your message on our site.
A Prayer Answered. I had a toothache on one of my lower incisors, and I just brushed a bit harder, but then I decided to look at it and I saw a cavity that was on the gum line, and that scared me because as thin as that tooth is, it wouldn't take long to possibly get to a point for the tooth to fall out. Being between jobs, I had no money to go to the dentist right now, so I prayed for the cavity to stop growing, and I put Temparin in the hole after brushing really well, but I was self-conscious because it can be seen when I smile. After a few days, and still feeling the pain, I looked at it, and I had brushed off the Temparin - there was no cavity, now it was just an inflamed gum, which got better after diligent brushing and flossing and running a wooden toothpick along the gum line. My prayers were answered! And this is nothing short of a miracle.
Do you believe in miracles? We do.My wife and I have been Christians since early childhood and throughout the years we have been truly amazed in his faithfulness towards us and how he has kept his loving protective hands upon us throughout our walk with him.
Over and over he has manifested himself in various ways which confirms to us that there is indeed a loving and benevolent God who watches over those who serves him. Psalm 139: 13-16 eloquently states: " For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be."
On December 15th, 2004 my wife and I were in a horrific motor vehicle accident and by all accounts we should have been seriously injured, if not killed. Instead, by the grace and mercy of God, we miraculously escaped from our demolished 1995 Windstar minivan with no broken bones, no internal injuries involving vital organs and no cuts that needed stitches! Surely the Lord had his hand upon us!
The night before the accident I worked a 12 hour shift at my place of employment and knocked off work the morning of the 15th. After I had a nap we departed for a day of Christmas shopping up in Moncton, New Brunswick. ( We had been planning to go up there in previous weeks and take my parents along but the weather wasn't the best so we stayed put. We finally left on the 15th but for some reason I did not feel like inviting my parents along so we went by ourselves. )
I was still tired and sleepy so my wife did the driving while I slept in the front passenger seat. We were traveling along a four lane divided highway at approximately 110 kilometres per hour when my wife became drowsy because of the heat. She closed her eyes for an instant and we drifted over to the left hand shoulder. My wife came to when she heard the sound of gravel and also the sound of the van hitting a metal highway marker. She tried to get the van under control and veered to the right, crossed both lanes, went down an incline and according to paramedic Keith Jarvis, rolled the van at least once or twice and hit a rock wall head on. The distance between the damaged highway marker and where we ended up at was approximately 70 paces or so. ( Another 10 seconds farther down on the road we could have gone off a bridge and fallen into a steep ravine.)
Damage to the van was substantial and it was written off by our insurance company. The windshield was shattered, rear window was smashed out , four side windows were smashed out, three out of four tires blew, both air bags deployed and the van's frame twisted and dented beyond repair.
When all mayhem was breaking loose all around us I can truthfully say before God that I did not see any damage being done nor did I hear any damage being done. I also did not feel any kind of impact whatsoever when we crashed into the rock wall. To me it was if we just pulled over and parked!
The only thing that I remember about it is my wife calling my name, opening my eyes and seeing that we were heading precariously close towards a rock face that seemed to be almost right on top of us. I remember thinking that we were going to be killed but yet I had complete peace of mind about it. The reason being is that I always believed that your life can be snuffed out without warning so I always made it a point to make sure that I was right with the Lord. I have known a lot of people around my age that were killed in accidents and the majority were not Christians that I know of. ( According to my wife I raised my hand to protect my face. )
The next sequence that I remember is realizing that we were stopped and I turned to my wife and asked her if she was okay and tried to reassure her. She had blood on her face and I asked her where the cell phone was. ( We had purchased the cell phone several weeks before that in case of an emergency. ) She replied that it was in her purse and I retrieved it. At that time I spotted a gentleman walking towards us and when he reached the van, I handed him our cell phone and asked him to call 911. When he was calling, I started to move around a little bit to see if there was anything broken. I had a drop of blood on the front of my nose, a few little specks on my hands where the glass sprayed and a little bit of discomfort below in my lower back on the left side but other than that I felt okay. Being truly amazed that we survived this harrowing ordeal I got out and took several photographs of the wreckage. The bystanders were starting to get concerned about me walking around so I sat back down in the van and one of them covered me with a blanket in case of shock. They were also looking after my wife. In hardly any time at all the mounties, fire department and the paramedics arrived.
I informed one of the paramedics that I had already been walking around but he advised me to be on the safe side, I should have a cervical collar on and be strapped securely on a spine board. Not wanting to take any chances in case complications set in I concurred and they did the same with my wife. We were transported in separate ambulances to the Sussex health centre which was only around 10 kilometres away. While there they examined us, took blood pressures, took x-rays and administered tetnus shots because of the broken glass. The x-rays came back negative, meaning no broken bones! They kept us for observation for a few hours and then discharged us with basically a clean bill of health. They did however prescribe an ointment for the bruise on my wife's cheek.
Victims have been in lesser accidents and fared much worse even to the point of losing their lives! Since our mishap there have been six people killed in four separate accidents in our area, the latest was a school teacher driving home from a March Break trip. According to newspaper reports the accident was possibly caused by driver's fatigue and it happened just a few minutes from where we had our accident. More chillingly it happened at the same time of morning ( around 10:30 ) under the same road conditions.
A friend of ours who is a deputy sheriff down in Maine stated to us that anytime he responded to an accident that involved a van rolling over it was "bad". Occasionally they would get a "breather", ( someone still living ) but not always. Another individual that we were in touch with said that she believes that we were "divinely protected". She is a former registered nurse and paramedic so she should know.
This is not the only time that the Lord has protected us on the highway. Less than two years ago we were heading to Hampton Bible Camp to volunteer our services for a week. My wife was driving and I had a strong inclination to advise her to reduce her speed in case a deer ran across the road in front of us. I let her know what I was thinking and she slowed down. No more than five minutes later a deer ran across the road, which was only a few feet away from us! That was the first time in all these years driving along that particular stretch of highway that we ever saw a deer.
Coincidence? You decide!
As Christians, we do not understand why things happen but at the same time we should remember Romans 8: 28:" And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose." We believe that the Lord spared us to be a witness to him and to bring him the glory that he deserves.
If our testimony encourages just one person, it will be worth it all!
In Christ, BLAIR AND BETH BARTLETT
A Near Tragedy
My friend told me that years ago, when her son was a toddler, her husband was working on an electrical problem upstairs - he had the breaker flipped off for the area. My friend was in the kitchen area with her son and he was occupying himself peacefully. Suddenly he stood up and walked over to the breaker box - and flipped the switch off - the same one that had been switched off - somehow it flipped itself back on. My friend shudders each time she remembers this - and thinks of what could have happened had her son not done this. Some angel or guardian force must have directed him to flip the switch (perhaps message to my friend weren't being listened to and a child can pay attention better).
Angels Watching Over
I know I had someone watching over me - this was NO coincidence - it was a miracle of small proportions to most, but large to me at the time.
With my car in the shop for repair work, I had to drive me husband's very large Toyota Tundra truck until I get my car back. I had an appointment, and on the way I had to stop by the post office - there was only one parking place left as a car pulled out. I pulled in and did what I needed, got back in the truck getting ready to back out, and realized I cannot see a thing behind me - nothing.
The truck sits too high with a topper and nothing shorter than the tall tailgate can be seen, and the traffic through the lot was awful. I slowly backed out a little, and saw a car go by, so I knew traffic was still coming. I backed up a little more and got this "push" telling me to go - so I backed out a bit more and saw a car that seemed to be waiting for the spot - so he was keeping traffic behind him, whew!
After this, I went to my appointment. Well, I had another problem - there were NO parking spaces. I finally saw one open and went down the aisle. I began to turn into the spot, and then I had a "push" to stop. I stopped and saw the back of the truck was less than an inch from the car next to it. I panicked and asked God what to do. I got out and didn't think I could go forward or backward without hitting the car. I was already late for the appointment and started to cry. A woman then walked by with her baby and I said I had no idea how to get out of my mess and was scared. She put her baby in her car, and was parked right in front of me, and helped to tell me which way to turn and whether to go forward or back. At some point the cars touched and she kept me calm, still maneuvering. She had offered me to drive into her spot and I asked if I could finally straighten it out and pull forward into her spot. She said she'll go then and I was able to pull into her spot, and not have to try to back out later. I wish I'd gotten to give her a proper thank you - but I hope she knows she was my savior that day. I looked at both vehicles where they touched, and lo & behold, there was no damage at all - no paint, no dent, nothing but some dust wiped off the spot, which was very small - unreal. There is no question in my mind that she was sent to me, parked in that spot I desperately needed, and had the heart and time to help me. I was so thankful, thanking God for sending her, and hoping she can know how much she was appreciated.
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