Praying for miracles

Hi guys! Sorry I haven't posted in a really long time; I was overseas with no Wi-Fi (it's funny how much we rely on it, actually. It's almost an addiction for our generation, unfortunately) but now I'm back!

To be frank, I've always been afraid of praying for other people, let alone praying for miracles to happen in their lives. I mean, as much as we talk about relying on God, there is always a part of our human nature that makes me skeptical. I find myself wondering things like "what if I don't pray for the right thing?" or "what if I pray for a miracle, and the miracle never happens?"

I'm glad to say that's no longer the case. Before I go into the reasons why etc etc etc, I'd really just like to share two little miracles that have happened this month, and maybe that will be enough to explain how true it is that if you ask God, He most certainly will answer.

Okay, so as you may (or may not) know, my family recently expanded to include a four-month-old baby sister named Mikaela. She's really, truly a Godsend. I don't know if I wrote about this, but a few weeks prior to her delivery, I was at church and I was feeling stressed and sort of alone. I kneeled down, and suddenly I felt somebody's big, strong hand opening up one of my hands - I was holding God's hand! Then a tinier hand slid into my other hand, and God told me that that small hand was the hand of my baby sister. That was amazing, it really was. It was so very tangible and so very real. It confirmed that Mikaela was going to be a healthy, gorgeous, <i>Godly</i> child... And she is! Anyway. The two little miracles I want to share both involve her as well.

They're linked, actually.

The first one was while we were overseas in Paris (I know... Having no Wi-Fi wasn't as bad as I made it out to be). We took a two-day stop at Disneyland. The first day, we only arrived at around 6pm after a four hour drive from the South of France. So we were all really tired, especially my dad, who did all the driving, and my mom, who stayed awake the entire drive, sometimes pacifying Mikaela. Nonetheless, my veryvery sweet parents said we would go to Disneyland that day as well. We exhausted all the rides (and both the parents), and got back to the hotel at around 1AM. At night, I prayed that God would help Mikaela not wake up at all, at the most once, so my parents could get some rest from the tiring day. It was an incredulous prayer for the sole reason that Mikaela always wakes up at least three times each night. I was tired too, so I didn't have time to think or doubt before I dropped off to sleep. In the morning, my mom told me that the night before, Mikaela had woken up not thrice, not twice... Not even once. She was ecstatic. So was I, because this wasn't just God's way of giving my parents the rest they needed and deserved, it also told me that things do happen when you pray earnestly.

The second was just last night. I was done with my nightly devotions, and was praying, when Mikaela started to whimper (I sleep in her bedroom). Before long, it had developed into a full-fledged crying fit. Since I was praying, I decided to include her; I prayed that she would go back to sleep so my parents wouldn't have to come in and soothe her. A couple minutes afterwards, her cries died down and she went back to sleep. This morning, I heard from my mother that Mikaela cried once at about midnight (the time I was praying), and then slept the whole night through until about 8.30AM. Praise the Lord!

I'm convinced of two things: miracles can happen, and God is the only comforter you'll ever really need. My mom could feed Mikaela to soothe her, but in a couple of hours, she'd need feeding again. With God, that isn't the case. Mikaela lasted the entire night on the comfort God gave her!

I suppose what changed my mind was that:
1. It doesn't matter if I pray about "the wrong thing" (which shouldn't happen anyway if you're communicating with God, I guess). What really matters is the fact I'm praying for somebody. When people pray for me, I feel loved and like somebody cares. That alone is blessing enough on your part, leave the rest to God!
2. God's plan may or may not involve the miracle you ask for. Either way, it's for the better!

I've got to go, so this'll be all for now(:

God bless!