Top 182 Quotes & Sayings by Mark Batterson - Page 2

Most Christians are educated way beyond the level of their obedience already! We don’t need to know more, we need to do more.

The primary reason we lose faith is because we forget the faithfulness of God. Maybe that's why the word 'remember' is repeated 250 times in Scripture.

Prayer is the difference between the best we can do and the best God can do.

Sometimes God leads us to a place where we have nowhere to turn but to Him; our only option is to trust Him.

Sometimes we're too focused on getting out of a situation that we don't think about what we can get out of the situation.

If you want God to do something new in you, you cannot keep doing the same old thing. You have to do something different. And if you do, God will create new capacities within you. There will be new gifts and new revelations. But you've got to pray the price. You'll get out of this what you put into it.

All of us love miracles. We just don't like being in a situation that necessitates one.

In my experience, it’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one. Anyone can put on an act. But your reactions reveal what is really in your heart.

What sets lion chasers apart isn’t the outcome. It’s the courage to chase God-sized dreams.

You cannot build God’s reputation if you aren’t willing to risk yours.

Finally, I learned that we shouldn’t seek answers as much as we should seek God.

Faith is unlearning this senseless worries and misguided beliefs that keep us captive. It is far more complex than simply modifying behavior. Faith is rewiring the human brain. We are literally upgrading our minds by downloading the mind of Christ.

Whatever you don't turn into PRAISE turns into PRIDE.

The more problems you have, the more potential you have to help people. One of the most paralyzing mistakes we make is thinking that our problems somehow disqualify us from being used by God. [...] If you don’t have any problems, you don’t have any potential. Here’s why. Your ability to help others heal is limited to where you’ve been wounded.

Each prayer is like a seed that gets planted in the ground. It disappears for a season, but it eventually bears fruit that blesses future generations. In fact, our prayers bear fruit forever.

Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows.

You don't have to do everything right as a parent, but there is one thing you cannot afford to get wrong. That one thing is prayer. You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. There is nothing you can do that will have a higher return on investment. In fact, the dividends are eternal.

When you open your Bible, God opens His mouth.

You are only one defining decision away from a totally different life!

The key to getting out of the boat is hearing the voice of God.

Instead of complaining about the current state of affairs, we need to offer better alternatives. [...] we need to stop cursing the darkness and start lighting some candles!

Most God-ordained dreams die because we are not willing to do something that seems illogical

If you're bored, one thing is for sure: You're not following in the footsteps of Christ.

If we do the little things like they are big things, then God will do the big things like they are little things.

Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves.

Have you ever noticed that when you pray, coincidences happen? And when you don't, they don't.

Jesus didn't die to make us safe. He died to make us dangerous.

I just don't think pastors should turn their pulpits into public policy platforms. It cheapens the gospel. Our congregation doesn't need another political opinion. They need spiritual revelation. They don't need to think about politics on the weekend. They need to be reminded to seek first the kingdom of God.

Nothing honors God more than a Big Dream that is way beyond our ability to accomplish!

You need to circle the goals God wants you to go after, the promises God wants you to claim, and the dreams God wants you to pursue. And once you spell Jericho, you need to circle it in prayer. Then you need to keep circling until the walls come tumbling down.

Even our hardest prayers are easy for the Omnipotent One to answer because there is no degree of difficulty.

As I look back on my own life, I recognize this simple truth: The greatest opportunities were the scariest lions. Part of me has wanted to play it safe, but I’ve learned that taking no risks is the greatest risk of all.

If you've never had a God-sized dream that scared you half to death, then you haven't really come to life. If you've never been overwhelmed by the impossibility of your plans, then your God is too small. If your vision isn't perplexingly impossible, then you need to expand the radiuses of your prayer circles.

We give up too easily. We give up too soon. We quit praying right before the miracle happens.

God is not a genie in a bottle, and your wish is not His command. His command better be your wish.

The outcome of your life will be determined by your outlook on life.

It’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one!

Because you know He can, you can pray with holy confidence.

Whatever God wants to do through you, He will do in you first. You've got to be what you want to see.

Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don't know. The other half is unlearning what we do know.

I have an unshakable sense of destiny because I know that as long as I pursue God's calling on my life, then God is ultimately responsible for getting me where He wants me to go.

The only way you can fail is if you stop praying.

Never underestimate the power of a single prayer.

Instead of dissecting Scripture, we need to let Scripture dissect us our thoughts and attitudes, our dreams and desires, our fears and hopes.

Bold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers. God isn't offended by your biggest dreams or boldest prayers-he is offended by Anything Less. If your prayers aren't impossible to You, they are insulting to God- why? Because they don't require divine intervention. But ask God to part the Red Sea or make the sun stand still or float an iron axhead and God is moved to Omnipotent action

You are someone else's miracle! God is setting up divine appointments and it is our job to keep them

Praying through is all about CONSISTENCY and INTENSITY. It's 'all-nighter' prayer. It just won't take 'NO' for an answer!

May you keep dreaming until the day you die. May imagination overtake memory. May you die young at a ripe old age.

The genealogy of blessing always traces back to God-ordained risk.

If you wait for perfect conditions to seize an opportunity, you'll be waiting till the day you die.

Do you trust that God is for you even when He doesn’t give you what you asked for?

One way to show someone you love them is to simply go out of your way for them. It's the gift of inconvenience.

Faith doesn't reduce uncertainty. Faith embraces uncertainty.

One of the truest tests of spiritual maturity is seeing the miraculous in the monotonous.

Sure, you can choose the safety and predictability of the cage, forfeiting the adventure God has destined for you. But you won't be the only one missing out or losing out. When you lack the courage to chase the Wild Goose, the opportunity costs are staggering. Who might not hear about the love of God if you don't seize the opportunity to tell them? Who might be stuck in poverty, stuck in ignorance, stuck in pain if you're not there to help free them? Where might the advance of God's kingdom in the world stall out because you weren't there on the front lines?

You are only one prayer away from a dream fulfilled, a promise kept, or a miracle performed.

I love to read. I remember hearing that the average author takes two years to write a book. So when I read a book, I feel like I am getting two years of life experiences.

Our Heavenly Father is far too wise and loves us far too much to give us everything we ask for.

Maybe it's time to stop creating God in our image and let Him create you in His.

More often than not, the only thing between you and your dream is a rational excuse.