“ In every dream journey, there comes a moment when you have to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Mark Batterson
“ When God blesses you financially, don't raise your standard of living. Raise your standard of giving. Mark Batterson
“ Part of my driving desire as a pastor is to remove every obstacle except the cross that would keep people from coming to faith in Christ. Mark Batterson
“ Routines are normal, natural, healthy things. Most of us take a shower and brush our teeth every day. That is a good routine. Spiritual disciplines are routines. That is a good thing. But once routine… Mark Batterson
“ We take some big miracles for granted. We're on a planet that's spinning at a thousand miles per hour, traveling through space and we don't worry about God keeping our planet in orbit. We already trus… Mark Batterson
“ 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?'… Mark Batterson
“ If you are not open to the unprecedented, you will repeat history. If you are open to the unprecedented, you will change history. The difference is prayer. Mark Batterson
“ 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… Mark Batterson
“ If you aren't hungry for God, you are full of yourself. That's why God cannot fill you with His Spirit. But if you will empty yourself, if you will die to self, you'll be a different person by the tim… Mark Batterson
“ ...if you give all of yourself to God, you can ask and expect that God will give all of Himself to you because that's precisely what He wants to do. We have not because we ask not, and we ask not beca… Mark Batterson
“ The blessings of God will complicate your life, but unlike sin, they will complicate your life in the way it should be complicated. Mark Batterson
“ The goal of marriage is not happiness, it is holiness...There is no mechanism whereby God can sanctify a person more than having them live in close proximity to another imperfect person....Our fundame… Mark Batterson
“ At its core, sinfulness is selfishness. It's enthroning yourself - your desires, your needs, your plans - above all else. You may still seek God, but you don't seek Him first. You seek Him second or t… Mark Batterson
“ Ryan-chasers have a life wish. They live life to the fullest because they are willing to look foolish. Mark Batterson
“ Most God-ordained dreams die because we are not willing to do something that seems illogical Mark Batterson
“ If you really want to get good at anything, you've got to work at it for ten thousand hours. Mark Batterson
“ It's not about success and failure. It's not about good days and bad days. It's not about wealth or poverty. It's not about health or sickness. It's not even about life or death. It's about glorifying… Mark Batterson
“ Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves. Mark Batterson
