Living with faith - introduction

You may have noticed already that the title is a little bit unusual for a regular citizen in this world, nonetheless, let me enlighten you about it. This narrative will contain different aspects of Christianity, and the main characters of this epic story are none other than Miguel and divine aid. Okay, did you keep up with me? You may wonder who Miguel is, and, moreover, what his relationship with religious faith is. They are not bad question, but if you really wish to gain knowledge, keep reading this testimony. Why? Because I will unfold this mystery for you.

 Miguel is an average high schooler who happens to be 16-year-old young adult whose fate has been entangled with divine help for quite some time, but to actually assist you to comprehend the depth of this story, we are required to go back in time.

Are you ready?! ...1... 2... 3... Whoosh!

1. Miguel as an infant, even before he could communicate in full sentences, faced death itself, and thankfully was gloriously saved 3 times by none other than divine providence. WHAT... NO WAY... you could say that for sure, because it really is an incredible story. To give you more insight, let’s do a rapid background check on this Miguel.

He comes from a Christian family and his parents also had true faith in God, hence they did pray for their children's safety. Okay, let’s cut to the chase. Miguel was born 3 weeks earlier than anticipated, which is a ridiculously dangerous occurrence, because 8-month-old babies go through a development which is mainly concentrated on nerve growth. If this process is disturbed, the child in most cases die after being born, but Miguel lived by the grace of the Lord.

2. The more time passed, the more evident it became that he was going to live a healthy life. Our Miguel as a toddler swallowed a coin and started choking on it, he was turning red then blue and finally purple. Finally, his mother noticed his pain and agony despite the house being filled with child screams (Miguel had a few siblings) and grabbed the young kid, and even though she wasn't able make Miguel spit the coin out, she took things in her own hand... literally.... she opened up his mouth and reached into his throat and got that change out. Miguel lived a healthy life after that till....

3.On one beautiful Sunday after church the family had dinner, the father, for unknown reasons ( I literally don’t know why) wasn't at home or something. Miguel’s aunt was there, and a rare occurrence took place: his husband actually entered the house and dined with the family, and guess what ...

Yes... Miguel managed again to inhale some plastic cap and started gagging again,

His in-law (aunt’s husband) rushed him to the closest hospital, doing it with such speed that he accidently knocked down the side rear view mirror of a car going in the opposite direction. You may say okay... and... where is God’s providence in here...?!

Let me explain that the village where Miguel lived at the time was 16 kms away from the closest hospital, now imagine this: you're in a car with an infant gasping for air, he's turning red then blue from lack of oxygen, and you have to drive 16 km  within 5 minutes in order to get that poor child treated, and guess what... Miguel lived and had no permanent neural damage, which is just an incredible wonder, because when the brain doesn't get enough oxygen, the neurons start to deteriorate. So, if till this moment I didn't convince you that God really exists, then I am going to let you understand that technically Miguel shouldn't exist, but he does.

What do all hear in crime stories?... First time it’s luck, second time it’s coincidence, the third time is pattern.

The end of chapter 1

To be continued

Eke Mikeás   X. R