Miracles: A 52-Week Devotional

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First of all - make sure you have a box of tissues or your hankie handy - you're gonna need it!! These devotionals will definitely pull at your heart strings but, more importantly, they will remind you of the great and awesome God that cares about all things in our life and is there in all things. Every time I read one of these devotions, it just confirms in my mind what a wonderful Lord we have - how He's working all the time in our lives. These devotions are like little mini stories that will pull you in and touch your heart. I really have enjoyed this book and have pulled it out again and again to read the stories. They reinforce my hope in the only one we can have hope in - Jesus. I highly recommend this book. It's a wonderful addition to your morning devotions. You can read one a week, or devour the book like I did and then return to it to again and again.

This book has such beautiful stories written by Karen Kingsbury. All of her books are such an inspiration. I enjoyed this book so much. I ordered 4 of these so I could share them with friends. What a great gift.

Love Karen Kingsbury...this is a weekly devotional book and would have perferred daily but they are stories we can all relate to. You will not be disappointed

Do you believe in miracles? Do you wonder if miracles happen, why don't we hear of them? Why are they not heralded on the news as much as the 'sadder' stories of our day? Perhaps you want to believe in miracles. If so, Miracles: A 52 Week Devotional by Karen Kingsbury is just what you need. This is a collection of 52 stories gathered from Karen Kingsbury's Bestselling `Treasury of Miracles' series which include: A Treasury of Christmas Miracles; A Treasury of Miracles for Women; A Treasury of Miracles for Teens; A Treasury of Miracles for Friends; and A Treasury of Adoption Miracles. Each week read a true story of a miracle experienced by ordinary people leaving an extraordinary mark on their lives. The devotionals begin and end with a relevant scripture passage connecting each miracle to the God's Word. Because of its small size (7.1 x 5.2 x 0.8 in), this devotional would be perfect for your office or your glove box, kept within reach for those days when you need a bit of inspiration to regain your perspective. While reading this devotional for review, I keep mine on my nightstand for a quick thought each week. The stories of this devotional are unique and thought provoking and because they are all true stories, a genuine warmth fills each one. Many of the stories were connected to scripture I had not read in a while. These are promises of God that promote perseverance, strength, joy and hope. I recommend this book highly for anyone who would learn of the miracles around us that often go unnoticed but leave their mark on the lives that are faithful enough to notice. Disclaimer: The review copy of this book was provided free of charge by the publisher and was donated to the library of Westwood Baptist Church.

I tried, I really tried to read Miracles by Karen Kingsbury straight through! But I couldn't, the most I was able to read at one sitting was two or three. Surely, Kingsbury was led by God in deciding that this small, beautiful book, was to be used year-round! Say, on a Monday morning, when you are just starting your workweek and need to know that you are sheltered in His love... Or, perhaps, on a Saturday night, when you want to stop and rejoice in knowing that throughout the week, there have been many, many personal, life-saving, or life-inspiring miracles that have happened all over the world! Each of the weekly stories are anywhere from 3 to 5 pages; many of them center on family life, especially highlighting children. One I especially liked involved a family going on a camping weekend. The parents didn't feel a need to pray for great weather, thinking that they shouldn't bother God with small, personal issues. But when rain prevented them from building a campfire and there would be no dinner, the two children took matters into their own hands--they left the campfire site and prayed for the rain to stop. It did. That is, at their campsite. The next morning the Ranger confirmed that it had rained all afternoon and evening everywhere else! God listens to our smallest prayers! Not every story shares a miracle that we have prayed for. One man's prayer was simply that his wife would be able to understand and accept his own death, while his wife, of course, prayed for him to be healed. Though he died, his wife had seen the angel that had visited her husband and was able to know that it was God's plan for her husband to go at that time. Many of the stories tell of an individual magically appearing or being there when most needed--an angel, dressed like anybody else, but somehow shining and with bright eyes. Oftentimes it is only afterward that those who saw the angels) became convinced that it had to have been a heavenly visitor--a miracle. So many stories, like... The one about the car that started without a battery... The one about the teenager who had lost her kitten, her friend, and rediscovered that she had a Heavenly Father who wanted to be her very best friend... Or the couple that was looking for the perfect baby to adopt, and discovered, instead, that God had his own choice for what child would become theirs... Or about the young man who had run away to become a prizefighter, but met an angel on a train... When the power of God is brought into daily life, it is an exciting and heartwarming time for those involved. Reading about what happens to those who put their faith and trust in God is both inspiring and a challenge to each of us! Karen Kingsbury, in her 52-week devotional, Miracles, ensures you understand the "possibilities" that are available. One of these stories may be the one that will help change your life! You decide - Is this a must-read for You? G. A. Bixler