Mark Batterson Quotes

Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous. Faithfulness is not holding the fort. It’s storming the gates of hell. The will of God is not an insurance plan. It’s a daring plan. The complete surrender of your life to the cause of Christ isn’t radical. It’s normal. It’s time to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. It’s time to go all in and all out for the All in All. Pack your coffin!

You can have faith or you can have control, but you cannot have both.

There comes a moment when you must quit talking to God about the mountain in your life and start talking to the mountain about your God. You proclaim His power. You declare His sovereignty. You affirm His faithfulness. You stand on His Word. You cling to His promises.

The circumstances we ask God to CHANGE are often the circumstances God is using to CHANGE US.

If you seek answers you won't find them, but if you seek God, the answers will find you.

Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path.

We usually focus on what we're doing or where we're going, but God's primary concern is who we're becoming in the process.

You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. ...Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows. ...Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave.

Vision beyond your resources? Don't let fear dictate your decisions. If your vision is God-given, it will most definitely be beyond your ability and beyond your resources. The God who gives the vision is the same God who makes provision.

One of our fundamental spiritual problems is this: we want God to do something new while we keep doing the same old thing.

Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you and remembering what's right with God.

Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention.

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

God won't answer 100% of the prayers we don't pray.

And when you pray to God regularly, irregular things happen on a regular basis.