Quotes from Mark Batterson

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.

Prayer is asking God to do something, future tense; praise is believing that God has already done it, past tense.

Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you and remembering what's right with God.

Jesus didn't die on the cross just to keep you safe. He died to make you dangerous--a threat to the enemy. He died so that you could make a difference for all eternity.

When we lose our sense of wonder, what we really lose is our soul. Our lack of wonder is really a lack of love.

The blessings of God will complicate your life, but unlike sin, they will complicate your life in the way it should be complicated.

Psychologists call this phenomenon the contrast effect. Simply put, how you see anything depends on your reference point. One way or the other, your focus will determine your reality.

Joy is not getting what you want. It's fully appreciating what you have. And it starts with the basics, like water.

There is nothing God loves more that keeping promises, answering prayers, performing miracles, and fulfilling dreams.

Jesus loved, praised, and rewarded one thing: desperation for God that superseded decorum.

You can't make a difference without making waves, and some people in the boat won't like it. So be it. Rock the boat anyway.

In essential things, unity. In nonessential things, freedom. In all things, love.