My daughter, a hard core believer in multiple gods is now a full-blown Christian. I have prayed over and over for God to show her the way. She texted me this morning excited about the church sermon she just left
This happened almost overnight. I can think of no other explanation.
Hurray! That’s wonderful!
How about: Overly excited, or even "ditzy" daughter?
How about we touch bases again with the daughter in, say, 30 years and see whether it "stuck?"
And by the way: This wouldn't qualify as a "miracle" in any case because we see absolutely no abrogation of Natural Laws. I.e.: There is nothing here that Science can't explain that Science would normally claim able to explain!
Regards,
Glory to God! Of course, there are other explanations as anti-theists will tell you, yet it is not simply the answer to prayer (and she must continue as a true believer) which is offered as a testimony to the reality of God, but collectively that of basically radically changed lives. Those who take a step of faith in the risen Lord Jesus to save them as contrite sinners, on His account, become born spiritually and realize profound basic changes in heart and life. Which correspond to the claims of Scripture. Likewise promised negative effects to disobedience can also be seen, along with God’s mercy and grace.
While other religions can offer the same to a degree, in a evangelical church- at least outside the "Bible belt" with generational cultural members - then this is the norm as the reason for membership, and which are overall not simply religious conversions. The literal thousands upon thousands of classic (versus much CCM commercialized) Christian hymns testifying to the personal reality of Christ and His Truth in their lives is part of what exceeds mere religion in scope and depth.
Asking a evangelical pastor for people he would recommend as sold Christians to interview, and examining them and witnesses to their lives before and after conversion, then you can find effects - relative to their obedience - that overall go beyond what can rationally be attributed to nature. One profound example: Testimony - Raul Ries - Calvary Chapel Golden Springs Even the negative aspects of disobedience are also a testimony.
RE: This happened almost overnight.
I think this might help: “When the student is ready, the teacher will come.”
The teacher is always present but the student does not hear. The lead-up to the moment is slow, a little at a time. But at some point your daughter was “ready.” She hears the teacher. WHAM! BAM! Everything changes.
Looks like a miracle, feels like a miracle. Maybe not. Might just be the way God set things up.
It is a great compliment to your daughter that she was/is a “student.” She saw, she heard, she remembered. It happened.
I am thinking that those who are not students will have few, if any, such wonderful moments. Scripture calls it “hardening of the heart.”