522 Quotes by Mark Batterson

When you pray regularly, you never know when God will show up or speak up. Today could be the day. When you live in prayer mode, you live with holy anticipation. You know that coincidences are providences. Any moment can turn into a holy moment. God can invade the reality of your life at three o’clock one afternoon and change everything.

God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.

In the words of Corrie ten Boom, “There is no pit too deep that God’s grace isn’t deeper still.

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.

If you’re bored, one thing is for sure: You’re not following in the footsteps of Christ.

Submission is the art of compensating for your weakness by playing to each other’s strengths.

Consecration is death to self. I know there is a fear that if we give more of ourselves to God, there will be less of us left, but it’s the exact opposite. It’s not until we die to self that we truly come alive. The more we give to God, the more we have and the more we become. It’s only in losing our lives that we will really find them.

When we do what’s right, regardless of circumstances or consequences, we set the table for God to turn the tables. All we need to do is stand up, step in, or step out.

You’ll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent.