The Hand of God never ceases to amaze me..... As a believer, you pray and pray for something. You want things to be different than they are. You know it is in line with God's will and his plan. And you just stand and you pray. Every day , in faith , you awaken in the same sad state, sometimes in your crisis you are wondering if you will ever be delivered to a sweeter place in victory. You wonder what you are supposed to learn, and whether you brought these evil things upon your own life. In the stillness, while you are waiting, sometimes you hear His gentle voice giving you hope and encouragement. Sometimes you actually have done some things to open the door to evil. Sometimes you are just serving the Lord and struggling just to survive. But what amazes me is, in our human weakness, when we feel like we just can't go on; and everything in our flesh says we are crazy to believe God will intervene. That's when God and your faith come rushing out of the transition stage of labor, as my friend, Elizabeth puts it, and into the incredible, joyous , and wonderful birth of something beautiful. I know the ladies who have had babies might not remember the pregnancy or the amount of weight they gained or even whether they were sick or tired. But if they have been to the transition stage of labor even once, they will remember , all you want to do is quit, give up, and you will do just about anything to make it stop. The problem is if you can just hold on a very short time longer....the birth. And what an emotional high that is to see the beauty of birth. What a beautiful joy to hold the most incredible thing you think God has ever created..... I have seen His miracles even today and I am elated that he still cares for me enough to hear my cry and attend unto my need. I am humbled before a mighty God and grateful for today....