Mark Batterson Quotes - Page 5

I think faith is the small mustard seed of opportunities every day. For example, 'Am I going to love this person? Am I going to share my faith with this person? Am I going to pray that little prayer?' It really is a daily thing where you seize those little mustard seed opportunities and then see what God does.

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

Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life.

You cannot be in the presence of God and be bored at the same time. For that matter, you cannot be in the will of God and be bored at the same time.

It is absolutely imperative at the outset that you come to terms with this simple yet life-changing truth: God is for you. If you don't believe that, then you'll pray small timid prayers; if you do believe it, then you'll pray big audacious prayers.

Faith is not logical. But it isn't illogical either. Faith is theological. It does not ignore reality; it just adds God into the equation.

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.

You can delegate a lot of things, but you can't delegate PRAYER. I'd rather have one GOD idea than a thousand GOOD ideas.

The greatest tragedy in life is the prayers that go unanswered simply because they go unasked.

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

Don't wait to worship God until you get to the Promised Land; you've got to worship along the way.

Don’t just read the Bible. Start circling the promises. Don’t just make a wish. Write down a list of God-glorifying life goals. Don’t just pray. Keep a prayer journal. Define your dream. Claim your promise. Spell your miracle.

Drawing prayer circles isn’t about proving yourself to God; it’s about giving God an opportunity to prove Himself to you. Just in case you have forgotten — and to ensure that you always remember — God is for you. I can’t promise that God will always give you the answer you want. I can’t promise that He’ll answer on your timeline. But I can promise this: He answers every prayer, and He keeps every promise. That is who He is. That is what He does.

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

In my experience, take the Holy Spirit out of the equation of your life and it spells boring. Add it into the equation of your life and you never know where you are going to go, what you are going to do, or who you are going to meet.

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

Don’t accumulate possessions; accumulate experiences!

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.

The antidote for fear of failure is not success but small doses of failure.

You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent.

If you plant yourself in one place and let your roots grow deep, there is no limit to what God can do.

Who you become is determined by how you pray

If you are BIG ENOUGH for your dream, your dream isn't BIG ENOUGH for God.

One God idea is worth more than a thousand good ideas.

New media is like a megaphone. It amplifies your ability to reach more people.