Reward Recalibration: When Miracles Become Your Minimum

Dr. Robyn Kassas

•

October 23, 2026

In this episode of First Love, Dr. Robyn Kassas and Dr. Nathan Kassas continue their journey through the Valley of Berekah, uncovering the subtle danger of familiarity with God's blessings. What happens when yesterday's miracle becomes today's minimum expectation? When the extraordinary becomes ordinary, and what once overwhelmed you with gratitude now barely moves your heart? Discover how repeated blessings can recalibrate our expectations, causing us to measure God's goodness against what He has already done rather than recognizing the wonder of who He is. Through the lens of Scripture, neuroscience, and the brain's reward system, explore how familiarity can diminish our emotional response to extraordinary experiences and how worship restores our recognition of the Blessor beyond the blessing. The miracle hasn't lost its power—we've simply allowed familiarity to redefine what we consider miraculous. Are you still worshiping God for what He has done, or have His previous miracles become the minimum you now expect Him to do? When yesterday's miracle becomes today's expectation, tomorrow's blessing may no longer produce thanksgiving.