The gift of faith

Today I have been excitedly thinking about the gifts that the Holy Spirit delights to bestow upon us and does so when and how He wishes, to bless us and others (see 1 Corinthians 12:7-11). There are the Revelation gifts (when you know that you know) , the Utterance gifts (when God speaks through you into others' lives) and the Power gifts in which God's supernatural powers operate - the Gift of Faith, the Gift of Miracles and the Gift of Healing. Well, I was diagnosed with a chronic medical condition for which I was told I would need life long treatment, to ensure normal rhythms of sleep. However I sensed for months that I wouldn't need this treatment and that something less disruptive would be effective. I had told the doctor for a few months that I was expecting this miracle. Last night she told me that I have my miracle and no longer need the night appliance! I thank God for not only the miracle but also the gift of faith He had given me to confidently believe in His extraordinary provision in this particular situation. The miracle was not to do with my own strength and my own positive thinking. To God goes all the glory. 1 Corinthians 2:12: "Now we have received not the Spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things freely given to us by God".