How could one identify a miracle?

Oftentimes people attribute the term "miracle" to events such as the sunset over Goat Fell on Arran or the laptop that manages to power up despite the fact that it still runs Windows 98 - but neither of the aforementioned events are extraordinary for they have the potential to happen a lot (and I guess they do). One thing I assume that we can all agree on is that miracles are supernatural events. Miracles are not magic as any of us could perform magic just by deceiving an observant audience; they're really just part of the normal realm that point towards the supernaturally transcendent realm of God! However, part of the issue that pertains to defining a miracle comes from that of The Bible, whereby no generic, singular word is restricted to that of the English word "miracle" - although we as Christians can derive a miracle from terms such as sings, powers and wonders.

Furthermore, the word "sign" is used often in the Book of John (although it can be found elsewhere in an English speaker's Bible) for a sign is a signal that points towards something beyond it - rather like the "INVERNESS" sign on the A9 or the "CARLISLE" sign on the M74, the signs do not have to be encapsulated within the thing that they're directing people to.

Furthermore, one of the most important roles of a miracle is to attest "the receptive agents" - which Locke (the philosopher) referred to as the "credit of the proposer". God oftentimes provides signs of wonder; for example in the book of Exodus Moses not only had to convince the Pharaoh to set the slaves free from their duties, but would the Pharaoh listen to an aged shepherd? Moses also had the problem of having the slaves follow him in a mass exodus of slaves from the Egyptian desert whereby Pharaoh ruled. God's solution was to provide Moses with the supernatural ability to perform miracles - which was enough to convince Pharaoh that Moses was sent by God thus the people of Israel managed to escape from their duties in Egypt! Normally we are potent but not omnipotent. We lack the ability to perform miracles at will, but miracles are something we do not require should we be acting in the will of God. Clearly our free will is always softly determined by that of the fate that comes up against our will and being able to counteract such originates from our morals - finity wouldn't be if everyone was satisfied and owned everything but as a result of the fall and finitude we must be vigilant as to what is the right thing to do - God never forced Himself upon us, but we can choose to develop an object of communication between ourselves and God if we so wish to. By no means is God neglecting us, He answers the prayers of His people in extraordinary ways - by that token we really must be aware that miracles still do happen!

So in conclusion, I really just wanted to make a distinction between what society would consider being a miracle and also what the words and implication of scripture would declare to be a miracle.