“The path of least resistance never gets us where we want to go. Shortcuts always end up being cul-de-sacs. The key to… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Part of my driving desire as a pastor is to remove every obstacle except the cross that would keep people from coming… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
In my experience, take the Holy Spirit out of the equation of your life and it spells boring. Add it into the… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“If faith is being sure of what we hope for, then being unsure of what we hope for is the antithesis of… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
The primary reason we lose faith is because we forget the faithfulness of God. Maybe that's why the word 'remember' is repeated… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
To me, growing into spiritual maturity is becoming less self-conscious and more God-conscious. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Life a life of Spiritual Adventure. Much like a wild goose the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“The hands-down most important spiritual discipline is getting into God’s Word on a daily basis. When you open the Bible, God opens… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don't know. The other half is unlearning what we do know. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Prayers are prophecies. They are the best predictors of your spiritual future. Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately,… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
One of the truest tests of spiritual maturity is seeing the miraculous in the monotonous. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Prayer is the difference between seeing with our physical eyes and seeing with our spiritual eyes. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Faith is unlearning this senseless worries and misguided beliefs that keep us captive. It is far more complex than simply modifying behavior.… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“Prayers are prophecies. They are the best predictors of your spiritual future.” — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
One of our fundamental spiritual problems is this: we want God to do something new while we keep doing the same old… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
You can have faith or you can have control, but you cannot have both. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Faith is not logical. But it isn't illogical either. Faith is theological. It does not ignore reality; it just adds God into… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“The path of least resistance never gets us where we want to go. Shortcuts always end up being cul-de-sacs. The key to spiritual growth… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
Part of my driving desire as a pastor is to remove every obstacle except the cross that would keep people from coming to faith… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“even if the people could no longer hear God, he believed that God could still hear them.” — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“You can’t play the man if you don’t pray the price. That’s how God turns the heart. You’ll never be a perfect parent, but… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
The antidote for fear of failure is not success but small doses of failure. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
God is in the résumé-building business. He is always using past experiences to prepare us for future opportunities. — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
“Society's goal is to make us less foolish. From the cradle to grave the pressure is on: "Be normal!" Our inner fool may be… — Mark Batterson Copy Share Image
