As written and presented by Mary Whelchel

PROGRAM D-6077

Did you ever have a pair of shoes that wouldn't wear out? Or maybe a car that kept going and going, even though you expected it to fall apart at any time? Sometimes God sends us miracles of this nature.

Do you remember the children of Israel during their forty years in the desert? In Deuteronomy 29 we read that during those years their clothes did not wear out, nor did the sandals on their feet. Can you imagine a fabric or shoe that would last for 40 years? If you wore the same thing everyday, how long would your clothes or shoes last? Maybe a year or two, but not 40.

They needed a miracle, and God gave it to them. Imagine the problems they would have had if their clothes and shoes wore out in the desert, and there was no way to buy or make new ones.

Now, God could have provided for their clothing needs by some other method. My guess is that with all the griping and complaining they did while in the desert, God knew that if he sent them new clothes, they'd complain that they didn't fit, or they wouldn't like the style or the color. That was their attitude toward the food God provided for them. I can imagine the Israelites took those clothes and shoes for granted, without realizing it was God's miracle that they didn't wear out.

What about you? Has God been providing that kind of miracle in your life and you haven't even recognized it? Or perhaps you haven't appreciated it and wanted some 'new clothes and shoes' instead. Have you been grumbling and complaining about God's provisions in your life? Oh, it's so easy to overlook God's goodness. I think when we get to heaven we're going to be surprised to learn of all the miracles God performed in our lives and we were oblivious to them.

God performs miracles for us all the time, when we open our eyes to see. And he uses the type of miracle that is best for us. He has a purpose in dealing with us the way he does. It is not arbitrary on his part; it is his good and kind heart doing what is best for his children.

Doing it our way could be all wrong for us and cause lots of other problems. So, when God chooses to work this kind of miracle in your life-making what you already have last and continue to meet your needs-don't overlook it and be sure to be thankful. Just think of where you would be if God didn't work that miracle for you.

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