Quotes about Spirituality
Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in well-defined answers.
- Mark Batterson
Preaching may move the hearts of men, but praying moves the heart of God. And that's where revival comes from.
- Mark Batterson
We usually focus on what we're doing or where we're going, but God's primary concern is who we're becoming in the process.
- Mark Batterson
Prayer is priming. Prayer puts us in a spiritual frame of mind. Prayer helps us see and seize the God-ordained opportunities that are all around us all the time.
- Mark Batterson
Who you become is determined by how you pray.
- Mark Batterson
The Bible wasn't meant merely to be read. It was meant to be prayed through, meditated on, and lived out. If all you do is read it, all you've done is audit the Word of God. And you don't get credit for an audit. You've simply been educated beyond the level of your obedience.
- Mark Batterson
The same is true spiritually. Until kids get into the driver's seat, they won't know how to get anywhere. What do I mean? You can pray for them their entire lives, but if you never let them pray, they're just along for the ride. They won't know how to get anywhere in prayer.
- Mark Batterson
Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.
- Mark Batterson
Preaching may move the hearts of men, but praying moves the heart of God.
- Mark Batterson
If you want to hear His comforting voice, you have to listen to His convicting voice.
- Mark Batterson
The Bible wasn't meant to be read; it was meant to be prayed. Start reading, and God will start speaking. And that's when you need to stop reading and start praying.
- Mark Batterson
You don't have to go looking for adventure. If you follow Jesus, adventure comes looking for you. Jesus didn't carry a cross to Calvary so that we could live a halfway life. He died so that we could come alive in the truest and fullest sense of the word.
- Mark Batterson