I was doing my scripture study this morning and thinking of why it is necessary for faith to precede miracles. One possible reason is we shouldn't have our faith dependent on miracles. It's like a child agreeing to behave only if their parents buy them a new toy every week. That's not real faith.
Another reason is if we don't start with faith, we might not even recognize the miracle for what it is. Who knows how many heavenly messengers are employed to guide and protect us daily and we don't realize it? Each of us is a walking miracle and if we don't start with faith, we won't recognize it as such.
For example, if I don't have faith, I get up in the morning and drive to work. No biggie.
If I have a foundation of faith, I start my day by asking the Lord if he will protect me on my drive. After I arrive safely I can say a prayer of gratitude for the miracle of arriving in one piece. Seriously, who knows how many ice patches I avoided by divine intervention?
All I'm saying is maybe we are surrounded by miracles and the reason why we need faith before miracles happen to us is simply we need faith to recognize them for what they are.
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