Quotes from Mark Batterson

We give up too easily. We give up too soon. We quit praying right before the miracle happens.

The more faith you have, the more specific your prayers will be. And the more specific your prayers are, the more glory God receives.

We're too Christian to enjoy sin and too sinful to enjoy Christ. We've got just enough Jesus to be informed, but not enough to be transformed.

No one can glorify God like you or for you.

We start dying the day we stop dreaming. And ironically, we start living the day we discover a dream worth dying for.

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

What if you knew you wouldn't fail--what would you do? What if time and money weren't an object--what God-sized goal would you go after? If you're looking for an excuse, you'll always find one. The same is true of opportunity.

What if you quit making excuses, quit playing it safe, and quit hedging your bets?

We don't see the world as it is; we see the world as we are...if someone has a critical eye, they will always find something to be critical about. And if they have a grateful eye, they will find something to celebrate even in the worst of circumstances...Having a "good eye" in life changes how you see yourself and everything around you... your focus determines your reality.

The genealogy of blessing always traces back to God-ordained risk.

The issue is never, "Are you qualified?" The issue is always, "Are you called?

At some point in our lives, we all need someone who believes in us more than we believe in ourselves.