The author of the Miracle Equation, Hal Elrod, says that the formula for experiencing miracles in your life is the summation of unwavering faith + extraordinary effort. After reading his book, I must say that I wholeheartedly agree.
I have always subconsciously lived with the understanding that faith + effort has the potential to yield miraculous outcomes, as I believe many of us have. For those of you that haven’t, this entire concept may be hard to grasp.
What I find most interesting for those of us that have intrinsically believed in the miracle equation; is what we’ve believed intrinsically, we rarely exhibit extrinsically. We consistently have faith in results we don’t work for, or we don’t have faith in the work that we’re doing. Consequently, we miss the miracle, because we aren’t operating with intentionality and belief. We’re hoping for something, as if we aren’t in control of the outcome; believing faith + effort only has potential, not POWER. Functioning as if miracles are happenstance, and by default, denying the power of the principle.
Hal Elrod, however, with intentionality, and belief in the power of the principle; has proven time and time again, that miracles are the result of a process, and not a coincidence of life. Although Hal Elrod is the inspiration for this dissertation on the manifestation of miracles; Hal isn’t the first person to speak on the miracle equation, or give us the formula. That is why this concept may seem familiar to many of us without ever being introduced to Hal Elrod’s formula.
What Hal does with his book, The Miracle Equation, is bring some practicality to what Jesus’ little brother writes about in the second chapter of his book, when he talks about the result of faith without works. James 2:17 says, “Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.” Hal simply shows us the results of faith + works in action.
James goes on to say that faith can only be seen through works. Consequently, a miracle can only be justified through work, reiterating that our faith alone is not enough.
Before we even get to James, Jesus tells us through Mark that all things are possible to those who believe. So we know faith is a necessary component as well. As we begin to assess the two components of the miracle equation, unwavering faith + extraordinary effort, we learn that our work (effort) justifies the evidence of our belief (faith). In other words, our extraordinary effort is the justification for the miracle, while our unwavering faith is what brings about its manifestation.
So what is a miracle?
Oxford defines a miracle as “a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency.”
Webster defines it as “an extraordinary event manifesting divine intervention in human affairs.”
I thought it interesting both dictionaries used the word divine. In using the word divine, the editor of each dictionary is letting us know that in order to experience miracles; belief in the divine is necessary. Which brings me back to the point I made earlier, regarding this being a hard concept to grasp for those of you who have never believed in the potential of miracles.
In other words, without God, miracles are impossible. But with God; ALL things are possible, including miracles! All you have to do is follow the formula our pal Hal has laid before us.
Say it aloud,
unwavering faith + extraordinary effort!
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Listen to Hal explain why he wrote the miracle equation:
