To choose a favorite quote of the countless ones in books, movies, sermons and all, well I aimt going for any popular one, not one by a philosopher, I would go simply with a line that deeply resonates with me, with my story.
Here's it, I even coined my nickname from it, Milliracle..million little miracles, that's my nickname, and the line I happen to coin it from, is from a song by Elevation worship and Maverick city “I’ve got miracles on miracles, a million little miracles.” The moment I heard the song, I paused, i listened to it over and over again, the song wasn't just any type of song, this song was me being sang, it was my life, it was my survival story being sang out in songs.
That particular quote came to me at a time when everything felt off and I feel empty. I wasn't judt6 struggling emotionally or spiritually, I was also struggling physically. My health had taken me to places I never imagined I would go...hospital beds, theater rooms, test centers and all, even churches. I was undergoing a type of pain that would make me wonder if this is how I would have to survive throughout my life.
While going through all that, I even felt like ending it myself, the pain was just too much to handle, it was in a time.like these, that this particular song showed up. I am glad I gave listening ears to the song, cause as at then, I wasn't even interested in anything anymore, but this song, its lyrics, became a spark and it ignited miracles, a million little miracle.
Going through health issues is bad on its own, talkless of going through it in a country like mine, where the healthcare system is somehow, and you can hardly see support from people or even government organizations.
A lot of us take this things as little, whereas they are stuffs some of us wish we could do, we take it for granted, we never see it as anything special...we breathe without pain, we laugh freely without feeling ache in the stomach, we eat and it goes down, we sleep without taking medications, and many more are the millon little miracles we take for granted.
That song, the lines and all named me "Milliracle", a blend of Million, Little and Miracle. Of a truth, my life is nothing but a bundle of tiny, divine interventions, all laid one on top of the other, times when I should have gone, but am still here, times when I should have been forgotten, but I remain a testimony, times when I should have broken, but am still standing, times when pain was all that I know, but peace came.
A lot of people call me by that name now, and it makes me feel so happy, only that I frown at it when some decides to shorten it and call me Milli, I don't like it, it's isn't just an ordinary name to me, it’s a testimony, it’s a declaration that I’ve made it this far not by strength, faithfulness, skill or luck, but by grace, mercy, and a million little miracles.
Actually, what I learnt from this quote is that, we don't really need all those big breakouts, big miracles to believe we are being helped, there are times that the real evidence of Gods presence/help in our lives, is in those small/little things, remember those times you suddenly feel strengthened overnight, times when someone just sent you some money, those times a particular word, advice, help just suddenly came through when/where you least expected, all those are little miracles that add up to be a *million little miraclemine,
That quote, wordings and all have taught me to not necessarily wait for big miracles, and to focus on the quite, little goodness around me, to stop measuring the goodness of God by how loud the outcome is, staying alive is a miracle on its own. The truth is, all of these things are not even little, they are big miracles that we tend to overlook, to God though, they are little, just like my own survival story, to God it was little, to me it's a million, all in all, it is a miracle, I am Milliracle, a million little miracle
Also, the quote made me see gratitude/appreciation differently, I use to think appreciation should come when breakthrough or any good thing as happened, but now, even in the middle is storms, of problems, of life -threatening situations, I say thank you. Even before seeing the answers to my prayers.
This quote has helped me a lot, I carry it like a banner around me, in my WhatsApp status, on my facebook posts and stories, in my prayers, even in my conversations, I carry it all about, not because it's poetic or anything, but because its proof that no matter how hard life has come at me, I'm here standing, smiling and still becoming, as every scar I carry is a miracle.
It isn't just my favorite because it sounds nice, but because its my story....“I’ve got miracles on miracles, a million little miracles.” It reminds me that even if the world seems to forget me or don't applaud me, and no one sees how far I’ve come, God does, and He’s been there every step of the way for me, He's and He has been showing up in small ways that makes huge difference.
All pictures are mine, which also include screenshots of my WhatsApp statuses.
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