522 Quotes by Mark Batterson

You’re never too old to go after the dreams God has put in your heart. And for the record, you’re never too young either. Age is never a valid excuse.

If your deepest feelings are reserved for something other than Almighty God, then that something other is an emotional idol... if you get more excited about material things than the simple yet profound fact that your sin was nailed to the cross by the sinless Son of God, then you’re bowing down to Tammuz.

God is in the business of strategically positioning us in the right place at the right time.

Did you know that embryologists have recently captured the moment of conception via fluorescence microscopy? What they discovered is that at the exact moment a sperm penetrates an egg, the egg releases billions of zinc atoms that emit light. Sparks fly, literally! That miracle of conception is a microcosm that mirrors God’s first four words.

When we try to make things go faster, we usually slow things down. When.

Our lives are not just measured in minutes. They are measured in moments – moments when the minutes stand still.

God does not answer vague prayers.

When we enter into a covenant relationship with God, we tend to focus on the fact that we are legally and morally bound to God, but God is also legally and morally bound to us. The gospel demands that we give all of ourselves to God, but when we do, God gives all of Himself to us.

Too often we pray ASAP prayers – as soon as possible. We need to start praying ALAT prayers – as long as it takes.