What it is about
Batterson wrote this to help us notice the ordinary miracles that fill our days. He draws from science, Scripture, and everyday life to point out how God works in ways we routinely overlook, from the turning of the earth to the workings of our own bodies.
It calls men to slow down and see the Creator in the creation right in front of us.
The big idea
God is bigger than we imagine, closer than we realize, and better than we can dream. When those truths land, we begin to live with renewed wonder and confidence in His presence.
Talk it through
- When was the last time you stopped to notice something ordinary that felt like a quiet miracle?
- What part of your routine makes you feel small or overwhelmed, and how might remembering God's bigness change how you face it?
- Where in your work or family do you sense God being close, even when things feel distant or hard?
- What holds you back from dreaming bigger about what God could do through your ordinary days?
- How does the idea of God being better than good sit with you when you look at the struggles in your story or in the world?
- What would it look like to carry a sense of holy curiosity into your week?
- Who in your life might need to hear about a little miracle you have seen, and why is it hard to share it?
Read the Word
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One practice
Each day this week, pick one ordinary moment, maybe during your commute or while working with your hands, and pause to name one thing about it that points to God's bigness, closeness, or goodness. Write it in a note on your phone. At the end of the week, read back over them and ask God to help you see more clearly.