Episode Overview

Podcast: Dufresne Ministries Podcast
Episode: The Back Side Of Your Miracle, Part One | Nancy Dufresne | Jesus The Healer Broadcast
Date: December 16, 2021
Host/Speaker: Pastor Nancy Dufresne

This episode centers on the concept of "the backside of your miracle"—the unseen, divinely preordained solutions and provisions God has made for every challenge in a believer's life. Pastor Nancy Dufresne uses vivid technology analogies and biblical references to illustrate how God's wisdom and power are already built into our redemption, even before we encounter difficulties. The message encourages listeners to play their part in activating these miracles through faith and skillful use of what God has provided.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

God's Solutions are Preexisting

• Revelation 13:8 reveals Christ as “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world,” signifying that God’s redemption plan existed before any human failure (00:18).
• Quote:
  • “Before time began, God already had a plan. Before Adam ever missed it… God already had the remedy in place.” (Nancy Dufresne, 00:30)
• Nancy emphasizes that the devil is never ahead of God—every strategy of the enemy against believers already has a divine solution waiting.

The ‘Backside’ vs. ‘Front Side’ Analogy

• Nancy draws an analogy between a computer’s "backside" (the inner components that make it work) and the unseen aspects of God’s miracles.
  • Story: Ed Dufresne’s first computer in the 1970s cost $100,000, filled a room, and was only used as a “giant Rolodex”—just scratching the surface of its potential (02:39).
  • Many Christians, Nancy suggests, live a “Rolodex life,” only using the bare minimum of what God has put inside them (10:03).
• Quote:
  • “The genius of the computer is on the backside… Not the front side, not just looking at the screen.” (Nancy Dufresne, 05:13)

The User’s Role and User Error

• Just as most computer users can only effectively use the basics and shouldn't access the intricate inner workings, believers are not responsible for “how” or “when” God works miracles—only to cooperate with what He’s provided (08:24).
  • Attempting to “access the backside” (i.e., figure out or manipulate God’s process) leads to fear, worry, and “user error.”
• Quote:
  • “Don’t pick up your mental screwdriver and take the back off… When and how is His part. Believing is our part.” (Nancy Dufresne, 13:03)

Faith is the Interface—Skillful Use Is Required

• The analogy extends: God’s miracle-working power (the “backside”) is always present and ready, but believers must become “skillful users” through faith.
  • If the user never turns the computer on, or only uses the simplest functions, much of its capacity goes untapped (11:48).
  • Likewise, if Christians only use their faith at a basic level, they miss the fullness of what’s been “hardwired”—from wisdom to abundance, everything needed is already supplied.
• Quote:
  • “It doesn’t matter that you have it if you don’t use it. But so many don’t even realize what all can be accomplished if they’ll become skillful users.” (Nancy Dufresne, 11:45)

God’s Guidance: The Holy Spirit as Helper

• Much like a new device comes with a user manual, the Holy Spirit acts as a guide, not a “doer.” Believers must engage and learn—God won’t do it for them (15:05).
• Quote:
  • “He [the Holy Ghost] is your helper, not your doer. He helps you do.” (Nancy Dufresne, 16:28)

Biblical Example: The Red Sea—Path Already Prepared

• Psalm 77:14-20 (17:32): The crossing of the Red Sea demonstrates this principle:
  • God’s footsteps and path through the sea were “not traceable,” meaning He’d already prepared the way before Moses or the people arrived.
  • Troubles, opposition, or needs don’t surprise God; “before the enemy ever showed up, God had already put His footprints in the water.”
• Quote:
  • “Your faith will expose where He’s already pathed for you.” (Nancy Dufresne, 22:48)
• Moses stretched forth his rod—an act of faith—and the path was revealed. Likewise, believers must use the “rod of faith” in word and action to uncover God’s miraculous provision.

User Skill and Interest Dictate Benefit

• Personal Responsibility:
  • How much benefit a Christian receives from redemption is based on their interest in becoming skillful—by applying faith to access what God has provided.
• Quote:
  • “How skillful are we with our redemption depends on how interested we are in having it. Not that God offers one person more, one person was more interested than another and became skillful.” (Nancy Dufresne, 19:53)

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• “Before time began, God already had a plan… So know this. The devil has no possibility of being in front of God.” (Nancy Dufresne, 00:30)
• “Many Christians live a Rolodex life. They just get the bare minimum out of the genius that is on the inside of them.” (Nancy Dufresne, 10:03)
• “Don’t pick up your mental screwdriver and take the back off… When and how is His part. Believing is our part.” (Nancy Dufresne, 13:03)
• “He [the Holy Ghost] is your helper, not your doer. He helps you do.” (Nancy Dufresne, 16:28)
• “Your faith will expose where He’s already pathed for you.” (Nancy Dufresne, 22:48)

Timestamps and Segments

• 00:18 — Setting the scriptural foundation: God’s plan precedes need (Revelation 13:8)
• 02:39 — Computer analogy: The untapped genius within and the “Rolodex” user
• 05:13 — The “backside” is where the real operation happens (miracles and divine intervention)
• 08:24 — User error: Why believers shouldn’t meddle in “how” and “when”
• 11:45 — Becoming a skillful user: Faith as the means to access what’s provided
• 13:03 — The difference between God’s part and our part
• 15:05 — The Holy Spirit’s role: Guidance, not replacement
• 17:32 — Psalm 77: God’s preexisting path through the Red Sea
• 22:48 — The necessity of acting in faith to reveal God’s prepared path
• 19:53 — Personal interest and skill dictate benefit from what’s been provided

Summary Table of Main Ideas

| Theme | Illustration/Scripture | Application | |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| | God’s plan precedes the problem | Rev 13:8, Psalm 77 | God always provides miraculously in advance | | Unseen “backside” of redemption | Computer analogy | Don’t try to control or understand “how”; simply trust | | Faith is required | MosestoRed Sea, Ephesians 2 | Act and speak in faith to access what’s provided | | Skillful “use” of redemption | Computer/user analogy | Be proactive in developing your faith | | Holy Spirit as guide | Instruction manual analogy | Allow God’s Spirit to guide you, but take initiative yourself |

Final Thoughts

The episode delivers an empowering reminder: God’s miraculous provision for every need is already “hardwired” into the believer’s life, just like the unseen circuitry of a computer. The challenge for Christians is not to question or tinker with God’s process but to step out in faith, become skillful users of what has already been provided, and let faith reveal the previously unseen paths God has made ready.

Listeners are encouraged to:

• Stop worrying about the “when” and “how.”
• Trust God’s plan is always ahead of the crisis.
• Use their “rod of faith” in words and actions to manifest what God has already set in place.

Key takeaway:
“Your life is already hardwired through your redemption with all the help, all the genius of God, all the abundance… it’s up to the user.” (Nancy Dufresne, 19:10)