There is nothing extraordinary in the
fact that miracles
happen everyday. What may be extraordinary is that these miracles do
not seem
to discriminate. They happen to people regardless of religious beliefs.
When
people professing the same religion as you work miracles then you think
that it
is normal. Your religion is the true religion hence its devotees should
be
getting extra blessing from God, hence the ability to work miracles.
What may
come as a surprise is that people in other religions are working
miracles as
well. This phenomenon leads to the following query: What is the one
thing
behind religions that could be the common force in working miracles?
Unsurprisingly, this common denominator is faith in God and the
Hereafter.

In the scripture of one of the major
religions of the world
there is a verse that declares:

"Indeed for those among Moslems, Jews,
Christians and
Sabeans (who hopped from one religion to another seeking the truth) who
have
faith in God and the Hereafter, a great reward from God awaits them.
They have
no fear and they have no grief."

The verse contains two things. The
first one is the
importance of faith in God and the Hereafter. This is a major condition in raking in the great
reward -- a reward
which would include miracles of doing or getting extraordinary and
unexpected
things -- a reward that is not given to just anybody.

The second and more important thing is
that faith will be
tested -- and the test of faith is in fear and grief. To say that one
has a
solid faith in God is to say that he has trust and confidence in God -- that God has taken good care of him in
the past and would take good care of him in the future. Consequently as the verse says he has no
fear (over the future) nor grief (over the past).

So take your pick. It is either you
have faith or you have
fear and grief. But you may not have your cake and eat it too. If you
choose to
have faith then you are on the right track. But if you choose otherwise then there is a word of
caution. For one thing, you may be veiled
from seeing
the gifts in God's creations. You may not understand why certain
unfavorable
things are happening to you. Worse still, fear and grief will haunt you
--
until you one day surrender, wave your white flag, come back to God and
have
faith in Him.

You may have it your own way. Life is an experiment. You would not know if
you did not try. But
sooner or later you will come to realize that you are a lonely dwarf in
front
of His powers. The only way to have peace of mind is to join Him and
put your
faith in Him.

Are not those three things the most
important things in life
that you are after? Let me
recapitulate. The first one is the
great reward of living an extraordinary life filled with unexpected
good
tidings especially of wealth, health and happiness.The second one is to have a life that is content and
free from
fear of the unknown, free from fear of the future. The third one is to live a life free from grief. Whatever incident that had happened may it
be the lost of a loved one or lost of a job all have hidden gifts
behind them
to build you up to become a divine and powerful person with no
dependence what
so ever on anything or anyone except God.