Has your belief system led you to visions of miraculous events that must occur in the near future
Lead me to visions?
No.
Trust there are miraculous events to occur?
Yes
that infer rewards in an afterlife
The miraculous events, I trust are Gods Works, not mans.
Shall there be a "rewards" (not sure that is the correct term)....FOR God, FOR His miraculous works?
Yes
for good deeds done today in order for your faith to even have any meaning?
Good deeds done while alive in my body, are one of two ways "rewarded"...
1) By "reward" of the person, for whom I have rendered a good deed.
2 ) By "reward" of God, for whom my good deed has exalted His Name.
Does "good deeds" render my "faith" to have meaning?
I would say "good deeds" I do perform are BECAUSE of my faith.
And I would describe "good deeds" as what is pleasing to and or exalting to the Lord.
(While it might appear a "good deed" for a man to Give gifts, money, to the Church, to his wife/family.......if those things were stolen, embezzled, etc. then no, it would not be pleasing to the Lord.)
If it doesn't work out like you planned,
The plan is not mine. The miracles are not mine.
and the miracles don't occur in the way you currently understand,
What I currently understand is OUR natural understanding is not the same as Gods spiritual understanding.
What I currently understand is ASKING the Lord for something, will rarely be given us, according to our understanding.
what will that do to your faith?
Hasn't affected my "faith".
Has strengthened my "patience".
Basically I developed a technique, to foster my patience, and it works well for me.
Are you a victim of magical thinking?
No. I would say despite having reasons to distrust People....I have never been betrayed, let down, or disappointed for completely Trusting the Lord.
Is that magical, mystical, miraculous ?
Seems those words are closely related, but then one must consider the source.
I trust the Lords Power effected would be miraculous, superseding magical, mystical, trickery and such that men can accomplish to fool other men.
The Carnal Mind is AGAINST God.
Faith from God, Has to do with the gift of FaithFULLNESS God gives to, a born again spirit of man, not the MIND.
God Bless,
Taken