Do you believe in miracles?

I've been asked many times, typically by UU friends, why I believe in miracles. One answer is that I've been clean & sober for 18 years and 11 months. While I had not yet accepted Christ on July 4, 1988, I did always believe in a higher being so I was not offended by the concept of a Higher Power. The usual reply to my reason for believing is, "You need to give yourself the credit." This just makes me laugh. Myself was not keeping clean & sober!

I've experienced too many strange things to not believe in a higher being. Skeptics say I just haven't learned the reasons yet but surely there are scientific reasons or perhaps I am frequently part of coincidences.

Story 1: Many years ago my partner's son was missing. We were living in Springfield at the time and "something" told me to go to Manassas to find him. I had never been to Manassas. He had never mentioned Manassas. I didn't know anyone who lived in Manassas. I argued with myself as I got in my car. I drove through the parking lot of the Manassas Mall and right up to the car where he was sitting with a friend. I don't know who it freaked out more.

Story 2: "Something" told me to go to the home of the youth I mentored. I argued with myself, I knew no one would be home, I couldn't imagine why I was supposed to be there. I got there to discover his apartment was on fire. I called the fire department. They got there in time to put it out. They told me if I hadn't called, the entire complex would've burned down.

These are just 2 of the stories.