Mark Batterson Quotes

85 Sourced Quotes

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

Mark Batterson
The only God-ordained fear is the fear of God, and if we fear Him, we don't have to fear anyone or anything else

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

Mark Batterson
Faith doesn't reduce uncertainty. Faith embraces uncertainty.

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

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

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

Mark Batterson
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.

Mark Batterson
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

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

Mark Batterson
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.

Mark Batterson
The goal is glorifying God by drawing circles around the promises, miracles, and dreams He wants for you.

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

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

Mark Batterson
Verse by verse, the Bible becomes more than theory. It becomes my firsthand experience.

Mark Batterson
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.

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

Mark Batterson
The healthiest and holiest people are the people who laugh at themselves the most. Failure helps us take God more seriously and ourselves less seriously.

Mark Batterson
Pursuing a God-ordained passion, no matter how crazy it seems, is the most responsible thing you can do.

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

Mark Batterson
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.

Mark Batterson
The supernatural laws of prayer defy the natural laws of time and space.

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

Mark Batterson
We start dying when we have nothing worth living for. And we don't really start living until we find something worth dying for

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

Mark Batterson
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.

Mark Batterson
Finally, I learned that we shouldn't seek answers as much as we should seek God.

Mark Batterson
Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death.

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
When we cling too tightly to what God did last, we often miss what God wants to do next.

Mark Batterson