Nine times out of 10, criticism is a defense mechanism. We criticize in others what we don't like in ourselves. Mark Batterson More Quotes by Mark Batterson More Quotes From Mark Batterson Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path. Mark Batterson regret dream running Vision beyond your resources? Don't let fear dictate your decisions. If your vision is God-given, it will most definitely be beyond your ability and beyond your resources. The God who gives the vision is the same God who makes provision. Mark Batterson vision decision giving If you seek answers you won't find them, but if you seek God, the answers will find you. Mark Batterson religious christian god There comes a moment when you must quit talking to God about the mountain in your life and start talking to the mountain about your God. You proclaim His power. You declare His sovereignty. You affirm His faithfulness. You stand on His Word. You cling to His promises. Mark Batterson mountain talking promise You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. ...Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows. ...Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave. Mark Batterson destiny prayer children Jesus didn’t die to keep us safe. He died to make us dangerous. Faithfulness is not holding the fort. It’s storming the gates of hell. The will of God is not an insurance plan. It’s a daring plan. The complete surrender of your life to the cause of Christ isn’t radical. It’s normal. It’s time to quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. It’s time to go all in and all out for the All in All. Pack your coffin! Mark Batterson coffins purpose jesus Go after a dream that is destined to fail without divine intervention. Mark Batterson failing divine dream Faith is unlearning this senseless worries and misguided beliefs that keep us captive. It is far more complex than simply modifying behavior. Faith is rewiring the human brain. We are literally upgrading our minds by downloading the mind of Christ. Mark Batterson mind brain worry Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you and remembering what's right with God. Mark Batterson worship forget remember The gospel costs nothing. We cannot buy it or earn it. It can only be received as a free gift, compliments of God’s grace. So it costs nothing, but it demands everything. And that is where most of us get stuck — spiritual no-man’s-land. 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. Mark Batterson spiritual christian jesus If we do the little things like they are big things, then God will do the big things like they are little things. Mark Batterson little-things bigs littles We start dying when we have nothing worth living for. And we don't really start living until we find something worth dying for Mark Batterson worth-living dying 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 becoming focus process The primary reason we lose faith is because we forget the faithfulness of God. Maybe that's why the word 'remember' is repeated 250 times in Scripture. Mark Batterson scripture forget remember One of our fundamental spiritual problems is this: we want God to do something new while we keep doing the same old thing. Mark Batterson old-things spiritual fundamentals If you aren't hungry for God, you are full of yourself. Mark Batterson full-of-yourself hungry ifs All of us love miracles. We just don't like being in a situation that necessitates one. Mark Batterson situation miracle Quit living as if the purpose of life is to arrive safely at death. Mark Batterson quitting purpose life-is Look in the rearview mirror long enough & you'll see that God has purposely positioned you everywhere you've been-even when it seemed you'd taken a wrong turn. Mark Batterson mirrors taken long When God blesses you financially, don't raise your STANDARD OF LIVING. raise your STANDARD OF GIVING. Mark Batterson god-bless-you standards giving
