Jeremiah 32:17 (NIV) “Ah, Sovereign Lord, You have made the heavens and the earth by Your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for You.”
Perceived Size Doesn’t Intimidate God
What feels monumental to one person may seem like a minor detail to another. And often, the value or “size” we assign to something is shaped more by our perspective than by objective truth.
This was made abundantly clear through a fascinating experiment by a shoe company that rebranded their inexpensive shoes under a luxury label. Shoppers, unaware of the trick, paid hundreds of dollars simply because they believed they were buying something valuable. The truth? The shoes hadn’t changed—only the perception had. What people paid for was not the item itself, but what they believed about it.
This same principle applies in our walk of faith. What we call “big” or “impossible” may not look that way from heaven’s view. God is not limited by our sense of scale—He is the God of both the sparrow and the sea, the small and the vast.
Faith Over Fear: Don’t Magnify the Gap
When we label something as “too big” or “too complicated,” we unintentionally empower fear and resistance. It’s as though we are saying, “This one might be too hard—even for God.”
But scripture reminds us: Nothing is too hard for the Lord.
When we shift our focus from the size of the mountain to the size of our God, we realign our faith. Instead of being intimidated by the gap between where we are and where we hope to be, we step into a place of trust, knowing that God meets us with grace and provision for every step of the journey.
Redefining Miracles: From Rare to Regular
Many believers unintentionally put miracles on a pedestal, thinking of them as once-in-a-lifetime experiences or reserved for the “super spiritual.” But what if we’ve misunderstood the nature of miracles?
Miracles aren’t distant anomalies—they are the natural overflow of God’s love and power intersecting with our faith. When we see them as rare, we often disqualify ourselves from receiving them. But when we begin to expect God to move—when we believe that His hand is always near—our hearts open to experience the everyday miraculous.
God is not stingy with His power. He delights in showing Himself strong on behalf of those who trust Him (2 Chronicles 16:9).
Heaven’s Perspective Frees Us
God invites us to see things through Kingdom eyes—to trust that His resources are not limited, and His timing is perfect. Whether we are believing for healing, provision, direction, or peace, we must resist the urge to compare, rank, or scale our prayers.
God doesn’t measure requests the way we do. Whether it’s $25 or $10 million, a lost item or a lost child, He sees the need and responds with perfect love and wisdom.
When we stop assigning human-sized labels to our prayers, we step into peace. Our job is not to determine the size of the outcome—it’s to believe, to pray, and to trust.
Actionable Practices
- Take every thought captive and reframe with truth. When you begin to feel overwhelmed by the size of what you’re praying for, pause. Ask: What does God say about this? Remind yourself that His arm is not too short, and His power is not diminished by human labels.
- Expect the miraculous as normal. Reflect on times when God made a way where there was no way. Let those moments remind you that miracles are not rare—they’re evidence of His continual faithfulness.
- Question what you’ve called “big.” Sometimes the things we label as significant are only heavy because of how we’ve chosen to carry them. Invite God to help you release pressure and see from His vantage point.
- Pray from a place of rest, not striving. Rather than pressuring yourself to “make it happen,” rest in the knowledge that God is already moving. Trust His timing. Trust His heart. Trust His ability to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine (Ephesians 3:20).