A Million Little Miracles Quotes

“Show me the size of your dream, and I’ll show you the size of your God.”
― Mark Batterson, A Million Little Miracles: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Than Close, and Gooder Than Good

“When we face a problem, our predominant prayer is to ask God to change our circumstances. I have no doubt that God can do that, but sometimes the circumstances we ask God to change are the very circumstances God is using to change us! Most of our prayers revolve around personal comfort. Or is that just me? We pray as if God’s ultimate goal is our convenience. News flash: God is more committed to your long-term growth than your short-term comfort. The question is, Are you? Tell me the last time you were uncomfortable, and I’ll tell you the last time you grew! I’m not suggesting you pray for problems. Problems will present themselves sooner or later. Prayer is first and foremost a posture. We don’t take things sitting down. We fight our battles on our knees! Our primary prayer is to ask God to change our circumstances, but if that doesn’t work, our secondary prayer is to ask God to change others. After all, that is so much easier than changing ourselves! I need to remember that maybe, just maybe, God wants to change me! In the words of an old spiritual, “Not my brother, not my sister, but it’s me, O Lord, standing in the need of prayer.”[65] Our biggest problems are never external; they are always internal. The good life isn’t zero gravity—the absence of pain and suffering. It’s the presence of meaning that redeems our pain. That battle is won or lost in the mind.”
― Mark Batterson, A Million Little Miracles: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Than Close, and Gooder Than Good

“I don’t know anything that produces joy unspeakable or peace that passes understanding like good old-fashioned grace. It’s one of a million little miracles we’ve experienced countless times. What’s so amazing about grace? The only way you qualify for grace is by not qualifying for it. By definition, it is undeserved. “The only sin Jesus ever knew was mine,” said A. W. Tozer, “and the only righteousness we’ll ever know is His.”
― Mark Batterson, A Million Little Miracles: Rediscover the God Who Is Bigger Than Big, Closer Than Close, and Gooder Than Good