Among many my greatest miracle reminds me of Newton and how gravity was always present but a well nudged apple made a huge difference. I recently became aware of the greatest miracle in my life (though it has been peppered with many). It occurred to me while I was watching a devotional this evening.
A couple couples were mentioned with stories of how a great marriage helps... A particular couple named Nate and Lexi had just endured what is a MOST difficult trial and they were visited, and MIRACULOUSLY were found so much in obvious love and actually in good hopeful spirits. Then it hit home for me! It is a miracle to seem oblivious to pain and hardship. It has been commented all my life how well I dealt with hardship. But, really there did never seem to be a hardship. I noted this so frequently that I decided that I must just experience things completely differently. Woman had approached me nearly in tears hoping to offer comfort while I wondered what I was being comforted for.
Then, in the hospital, a nurse asked me to describe my pain on a scale of one to ten. I told her a zero. How could a woman who had just given birth even be in pain. I was soooo hyped and in love with a child that was MINE! The nurse was baffled because I nearly died and needed an emergency hysterectomy and at least 2 liters of blood. My child was in the NICU and would not even breathe on her own. The nurse asked my husband what my pain really was. He explained that I just seemed to have an incredibly high threshold for pain. I started to wonder if I was actually alien or something cause I seemed oblivious to most of what other humans called pain (including emotional).
It was the mention of it being a miracle to not be so upset that made me think of that poem entitled "Footsteps". I realized that I have been blessed/carried through all hardships and pains because God loves me that much!!! Suddenly, I understood what I had been oblivious to how my Savior has gone out of his way all my life to make sure that my pain was minimized or removed.
I used to think that my big miracle was in getting dentures when I desperately needed them, but could not afford them. I prayed knowing that something would happen to help me out although I did not know how or anything.
I just had perfect faith that Heavenly Father hears and answers my prayers and he would not want me to suffer just as I would not want any to suffer if I could help and he knows me and he loves me and will help me in anyway he can I have no doubt of that.
The only doubt and pain might exist when I want things that I ought not. Like the time Elder Uchtdorf explained that having faith that Mr. Right will just show up at your doorstep proposing isn't going to make it happen...I'm getting sidetracked. Sorry.
I have had sore trials and afflictions just like anyone else, the miracle in my life is that I did not suffer.
