522 Quotes by Mark Batterson

Second-degree faith is resurrection faith. It’s a faith that refuses to put periods at the end of disappointments. It’s a faith that believes that God can reverse the irreversible.

If you aren’t hungry for God, you are full of yourself.

Courage doesn’t wait until situational factors turn in one’s favor. It doesn’t wait until a plan is perfectly formed. It doesn’t wait until the tide of popular opinion is turned. Courage only waits for one thing: a green light from God. And when God gives the go, it’s full steam ahead, no questions asked.

If you really believe in the message you’re preaching, you want as many people as possible to listen.

God can deliver you in one day, but it may take years to break old habits or build new habits.

Don’t give up on your dream. If you do, you aren’t just giving up on its present-tense reality. You’re giving up on its future-tense potential. Were.

Praying through is all about intensity. It’s not quantitative; it’s qualitative. Drawing prayer circles involves more than words; it’s gut-wrenching groans and heartbreaking tears. Praying through doesn’t just bend God’s ear; it touches the heart of your heavenly Father.

The defining moments will double as the scariest decisions.

But what if, instead of spending all of our energy making plans for God, we spent that energy seeking God?