Every once in a while God reveals Himself. Most often it happens when we are so tied up in our own lives that we miss it. But every now and then even Hollywood or in this case the Ukraine equivalent, just stumbles over something remarkable.
The following video shows the winner of ” Ukraine’s Got Talent”, Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II.
Kseniya Simonova says:
“I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there’s surely no bigger compliment.” Continued »
They kept their bodies alive with rationed crackers, bubble gum, beer and three gallons of water. But spiritually, the three men lost at sea for eight days had something else to keep them going.
“We just kept praying, and we kept hope alive,” rescued boater Tressel Hawkins told CNN on Monday. “Even though hope had managed to thread down to a little bitty string, I mean, that little bitty string could be just as strong as the rope you hung on to the first time you got started.”
What was supposed to be a fishing expedition to catch swordfish and marlin became instead a test of survival. Continued »
Unlike in the pre-flood Old Testament where God openly spoke to his children and preformed miracles that could only be attributed to Him, today it is almost impossible to have a two way conversation and miracles are few and far between. But are they really?
I don’t mean to say God doesn’t hear us, the bible tells us that he most certainly does listen to our prayers, he just doesn’t audibly speak to us. Most of us are so out of touch with our inner voice that we couldn’t hear his voice even if he did speak directly to us and our eyes are so clouded with the things of this world that seeing the miracles he does every day is nearly impossible.
Following are stories that tell me God is still taking, listening and taking an active role in our lives, we just have to look with our hearts to see.