How can we cultivate a heart like Rhoda's, eager to see God's miracles?

The story of Rhoda’s joy

Acts 12:14: “When she recognized Peter’s voice, she was so overjoyed that she ran back without opening the gate and exclaimed, ‘Peter is at the gate!’”

Rhoda hears the unbelievable, believes it instantly, and can’t keep the news to herself. Her eager faith shows how to welcome God’s miraculous answers.

Clearing space for expectation

• Fill your mind with God’s record of faithfulness. Psalm 78:4 urges us to “tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD.”

• Recall specific times He has answered you in the past; testimony fuels anticipation.

• Reject the cynicism that asks, “Is it realistic?” Jeremiah 32:27: “I am the LORD, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?”

Listening for God’s movement

• Stay close to the place of prayer, as Rhoda stayed by the door while the church prayed (Acts 12:12–13).

• Keep spiritual ears open. 1 Kings 19:12 reminds us God often speaks in a “gentle whisper.”

• Cultivate quiet moments; miracles can knock softly.

Responding immediately with joy

• Joy affirms trust in God’s goodness. Luke 1:45: “Blessed is she who believed that the Lord would fulfill His word to her.”

• Share the news. Revelation 12:11 links testimony with overcoming power.

• Let emotion show—Rhoda’s excitement was not “undignified” but fitting.

Guarding the childlike heart

• Matthew 18:3: “Unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.”

• Choose wonder over weariness each day.

• Celebrate small answers; they train the heart to spot larger ones.

Practical steps this week

• Begin prayer time by listing three past answers; thank Him out loud.

• Keep a “doorway watch” moment: pause several times daily to listen for God’s nudge.

• When an answer comes, verbalize joy immediately—call, text, or testify.

• Memorize Acts 12:14 and repeat it whenever doubt whispers.

Living alert to miracles isn’t naïve; it is Scriptural realism. The same God who opened Peter’s prison door still moves stones and swings gates today. Like Rhoda, keep your ear to the door, your heart ready to believe, and your mouth quick to declare, “He’s here!”