If you're bored, one thing is for sure: You're not following in the footsteps of Christ. Mark Batterson More Quotes by Mark Batterson More Quotes From Mark Batterson Prayer is the inheritance we receive and the legacy we leave. Mark Batterson inheritance legacy prayer Faith is the willingness to look foolish. Mark Batterson willingness foolish looks Who you become is determined by how you pray Mark Batterson determined praying You don't have to do everything right as a parent, but there is one thing you cannot afford to get wrong. That one thing is prayer. You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. There is nothing you can do that will have a higher return on investment. In fact, the dividends are eternal. Mark Batterson perfect-parents return prayer If you wait for perfect conditions to seize an opportunity, you'll be waiting till the day you die. Mark Batterson waiting perfect opportunity If you are BIG ENOUGH for your dream, your dream isn't BIG ENOUGH for God. Mark Batterson bigs enough dream Jesus didn't die to make us safe. He died to make us dangerous! Faithfulness isn't holding the fort. It's storming the gates of hell with the light and love of Jesus Christ. Mark Batterson and-love light jesus Pursuing a God-ordained passion, no matter how crazy it seems, is the most responsible thing you can do. Mark Batterson passion crazy matter Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life. Mark Batterson our-prayers scripts prayer One God idea is worth more than a thousand good ideas. Mark Batterson good-ideas thousand ideas Faith doesn't reduce uncertainty. Faith embraces uncertainty. Mark Batterson uncertainty embrace SUCCESS is not about HERE and NOW. you must pass the TEST OF TIME. the litmus test is FIFTY YEARS from now. SUCCESS is SUCCESSION. Mark Batterson tests fifty years If you keep circling the promise, God will ultimately deliver on it. Mark Batterson gods-will ifs promise Even our hardest prayers are easy for the Omnipotent One to answer because there is no degree of difficulty. Mark Batterson degrees prayer answers The plans of God are only revealed in the presence of God. Mark Batterson presence-of-god plans Half of spiritual growth is learning what we don't know. The other half is unlearning what we do know. Mark Batterson growth half spiritual Instead of dissecting Scripture, we need to let Scripture dissect us our thoughts and attitudes, our dreams and desires, our fears and hopes. Mark Batterson dream desire attitude GOALS are dreams with deadlines, and without those deadlines, our dreams are dead in the water. Mark Batterson goal dream water You cannot be in the presence of God and be bored at the same time. For that matter, you cannot be in the will of God and be bored at the same time. Mark Batterson gods-will bored matter Embrace relational uncertainty. It's called romance. Embrace spiritual uncertainty. It's called mystery. Embrace occupational uncertainty. It's called destiny. Embrace emotional uncertainty. It's called joy. Embrace intellectual uncertainty. It's called revelation. Mark Batterson destiny emotional spiritual