If you've never had a miracle
to happen in your life,
And all that you can think about
are heartaches and the strife
Just give your life to Jesus
and a difference you will see
For Jesus is a miracle,
a Miracle, to me!

When all the world forsakes you
and you feel you are alone
No matter what you try to do
or goodness you have shown
'Tis Jesus Christ who keeps account
of all the things you've done
His saving Grace and mighty powers
Are Miracles alone!

More poems by Donna Lilly Marcus are at: Poems from the Heart

My emotional instability system must be set on high; I envy those who make all decisions by rational thinking. Wait one minute; deep thinkers must be emotional too. Authors and artists would not be capable of expressing such beauty, suffering, light or darkness apart from emotional involvement. Their work reveals only what they personally first experienced or envisioned.

I have grumbled to the Lord about my emotional makeup. If only I did not hurt so deeply or become so depressed following major disappointments Why can't I shrug off mistakes, expressing "It's no big deal"? Okay, is it a crime? I am an emotional female.

If emotions are the salt and pepper of life, my shakers must be full. Food is bland, lacks appeal, and satisfies less when spices are absent from recipes. I don't appreciate the many benefits of a dash of salt unless it is restricted from my diet. What would I be like if God removed my emotions?

The bottom line is I want to pick-and-choose, keeping all of the feel good variety and discarding those that make me uncomfortable. Thinking as one of my rational folk I would have to declare that an impossibility. I could not truly experience the heights of joy unless I ascended from the valley of sadness.

How could I feel my burden of guilt lifted through forgiveness without first sensing the weight I carried? Our world is composed of opposites: sweet and bitter, hot and cold, up and down, high and low, happy and sad, fulfillment and disappointment

My logical side is pretty convincing. God knows best. I may not be doing back flips, but I thank Him for making me a highly emotional being. Without emotions, I could not feel the acceptance of His lavish love.

About Pam Ford Davis - Devotionals are my first love in writing! Published articles in Mature Living Magazine, Secret Place, Daily Devotionals for the Deaf. Available now in book store: Forget-Me-Not Daily Devotional

The $100,000 Epiphany Movie Prize, supported by a grant from the John Templeton Foundation, is given every year to the best, most inspiring movie that resulted in a "great increase in man's love or understanding of God."

This year's winner was: Courageous

It is the story of four police officers who struggle with their faith and their roles as husbands and fathers. It is the fourth film from Sherwood Pictures, a ministry of Sherwood Baptist Church, Albany, Georgia. Made for $1 million, it has so far grossed more than $34 million.

The other nominees were:

• Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
• Of Gods and Men
• Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
• Seven Days in Utopia
• Soul Surfer
• The Tree of Life

1. God won’t ask what kind of car you drove, He’ll ask how many people you drove who didn’t have transportation.

2. God won’t ask the square footage of your house, He’ll ask how many people you welcomed into your home.

3. God won’t ask about the clothes you had in your closet, He’ll ask how many people you helped to clothe.

4. God won’t ask which diet you were on, He’ll ask how many hungry people you helped to feed.

5. God won’t ask what your highest salary was, He’ll ask if you compromised your character to obtain it.

6. God won’t ask what your job title was, He’ll ask if you performed your job to the best of your ability.

7. God won’t ask how many friends you had, He’ll ask how many people to whom you were a friend.

8. God won’t ask in what neighbourhood you lived, He’ll ask how you treated your neighbours.

9. God won’t ask about the colour of your skin, He’ll ask about the content of your character.

10. God won’t ask why it took you so long to seek Him, He’ll lovingly take you into his Kingdom, not leave you at the gates of Hell.