Sometimes life brings a moment so unexplainable that the only conclusion you can draw is that God Himself intervened. The diagnosis changes. The accident is avoided. The bill gets paid in the very last hour. The trouble get’s resolved. There’s no earthly reason it worked out—it had to be God. And in that moment, faith feels simple. God showed up. End of story.
But then time passes, and before long you’re jammed up again. Another crisis, another hardship, another weight you can’t shoulder. And you start to wonder: Why did God stick His neck out for me back then, only to let me get crushed this time?
That’s where a dangerous shift often happens—we start seeing God as the cause of our problems instead of the One who can lead us through them.
The truth is, many times the problem isn’t God—it’s us. We don’t like looking in the mirror and admitting that our own choices, habits, and attitudes can be our worst enemy. It’s easier to point a finger upward than inward. But Scripture consistently calls us to examine ourselves. James 1:14 says, “Each person is tempted when he is lured and enticed by his own desire.” Paul urges us in 2 Corinthians 13:5 to “examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith.”
God’s interventions are never promises that life will be smooth from then on. They are reminders of His power and love, markers in the road so that when trials come, we know He is still able. He’s not inconsistent—He’s constant. What changes is our perspective. When He rescues us, we praise. When He doesn’t remove the obstacle, we doubt. But in both cases, He is still God, and He is still good.
The challenge for us is to recognize the difference between God’s testing and our own undoing. Not every storm is God punishing. Not every setback is God abandoning. Sometimes it’s the consequences of our own decisions. Sometimes it’s the brokenness of this world. Sometimes it’s a trial meant to refine our faith.
The key is this: don’t let yesterday’s miracle become today’s accusation. Instead of saying, God must be against me now, let those memories of His intervention remind you that He is faithful even in the jammed-up places. Trust Him there. Own your part. Learn, repent, grow.
Because the God who stepped in once has not stepped away now.