Email helps me keep in touch with my family. I wouldn’t know what my extended family was doing every day if we weren’t emailing each other. Mark Batterson Read Quote
Too often the word ‘prayer’ induces guilt because we don’t do enough of it. After all, I’ve never met anyone who said they pray too much! All of us fall short. And we often feel like our prayers fall flat. Mark Batterson Read Quote
I’ve always believed in the power of prayer. One prayer can accomplish more than a thousand plans. That isn’t a magic formula, but it’s an idea that if you pray, keep praying and then praying some more. Mark Batterson Read Quote
Routines are normal, natural, healthy things. Most of us take a shower and brush our teeth every day. That is a good routine. Spiritual disciplines are routines. That is a good thing. But once routines become routine you need to change your routine. Mark Batterson Read Quote
Prayer is not about letting God know your will; it’s about completely submitting to him. You die to yourself. Mark Batterson Read Quote
In my experience, take the Holy Spirit out of the equation of your life and it spells boring. Add it into the equation of your life and you never know where you are going to go, what you are going to do, or who you are going to meet. Mark Batterson Read Quote
Over the years I’ve grown more comfortable with making people uncomfortable because that is when growth can happen. You need a little conflict. You need a little tension. And that is part of my calling. A little tough love goes a long way! Mark Batterson Read Quote