“ Your ability to see failure as a necessary stepping stone directly correlates with your ability to dream bigger and dream better. Mark Batterson
“ You can be saved without suffering, but you cannot be sanctified without suffering. That doesn't mean you seek it out, but it does mean you see it for what it is. It's an opportunity to glorify God. Mark Batterson
“ In God's kingdom, calling trumps credentials every time! God does not call the qualified. He qualifies the called. And the litmus test isn't experience or expertise. It's availability and teachability… Mark Batterson
“ Going all in and all out for the All in All is both a death sentence and a life sentence. Your sinful nature, along with its selfish desires, is nailed to the cross. Then, and only then, does your tru… Mark Batterson
“ Goal setting is good stewardship. Instead of letting things happen, goals help us make things happen. Instead of living by default, goals help us live by design. Instead of living out of memory, goals… Mark Batterson
“ We are living in a time where the hearing from God is bombarded by many frequencies and voices. This noise, corrosive in nature, makes it difficult to hear God’s voice...living with more noise means w… Mark Batterson
“ ...if you're walking with Jesus and you invite someone to walk with you, there is a good chance they'll get to know Jesus somewhere along the way. Mark Batterson
“ ...if you can truly surrender to Him, you will do more, be more, experience more. Life will just be more. Mark Batterson
“ ...love people when they least expect it and least deserve it. That is the kind of love Jesus shows to us. Mark Batterson
“ ...people can go to church every week of their lives and never go all in with Jesus Christ. I'm afraid we've cheapened the gospel by allowing people to buy in without selling out. We've made it too co… Mark Batterson
“ Learning is the heart of discipleship. You can't just take up your cross daily. You need to take up the Bible every day. Mark Batterson
“ Prayer is the difference between seeing with our physical eyes and seeing with our spiritual eyes. Mark Batterson
“ Prayer adds an element of surprise to your life that is more fun than a surprise party or surprise gift or surprise romance. In fact, prayer turns life into a party, into a gift, into a romance. Mark Batterson
“ I have a handful of prayers that I pray all the time... One is that God will put my books into the right hands at the right times. I've prayed this prayer thousands of times, and God has answered it i… Mark Batterson
“ 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. Mark Batterson
“ Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation, sell homes or teach classes, design spaces or open franchises, prayer is a critical part of the creative process. Don’t just brainstorm; praystorm. Mark Batterson
“ God is great not just because nothing is too big for Him. God is great because nothing is too small for Him, either. Mark Batterson