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“God is so good at what He does that we take it for granted.”

A thought by Mark Batterson from his book, Whisper: How to Hear the Voice of God (p. 19). The Crown Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. (Click on the book title to go to Amazon.com to buy the book.)

Ok, ok, that thought got my attention.  So, what is Mark talking about?

Mark says, “You may have no sensation of motion right now, but that is an illusion of miraculous proportions. The reality? You are on a planet that is spinning around its axis at a speed of approximately 1,000 miles per hour. And you don’t even get a little bit dizzy! Plus, planet Earth is speeding through space at approximately 67,000 miles per hour. So even on a day when you feel as if you didn’t get much done, you traveled 1,608,000,000 miles through space!”

He then says, “Now let me ask: When was the last time you thanked God for keeping us in orbit? I’m guessing the answer is never. Why? Because God is so good at what He does that we take it for granted. Never once have I knelt and prayed, Lord, I wasn’t sure we’d make the full rotation today, but You did it again.”

He goes on, “There are people, and perhaps you are one of them, who would say they’ve never experienced a miracle. With all due respect, I beg to differ. We experience a miracle of astronomical proportions each and every day. The irony is that we already trust God for the big miracles, like keeping us in orbit. Now the trick is trusting Him for the little miracles: everything else.”


And that is the truth, isn’t it?
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