Mark Batterson Quotes

We must let patience have its perfect work, remembering that there are precious promises in the Scriptures for those who wait upon the Lord.

Well, I - you know, the scripture says that God works by faith. And you have to have faith. You have to have trust in God so that God can work.

You keep the faith, and with God, all things are possible.

God is always faithful to His promises, but He often surprises us in the way He fulfills them.

I'm praying to the Creator of the world, the King of the universe, the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-faithful God. I'm praying to the God who made the mountains and who can move them if necessary. I'm praying to the God who has always been faithful to me, who has never let me down no matter how frightened I was or how difficult the situation looked. I'm praying to a God who wants to bear fruit through me, and I am going to trust that he is going to use me tonight. Not because of who I am, but because of who he is. He is faithful.

The presence of hope in the invincible sovereignty of God drives out fear.

We have to choose faith even if we don't feel it. Or hold on to a friend who has faith.

I believe if you keep your faith, you keep your trust, you keep the right attitude, if you're grateful, you'll see God open up new doors.

If you desire faith, then you have faith enough.

Faith is walking by faith, not by what you feel. You are not always going to feel that Jesus loves you or that God is good, but you know He is. It is the up and down of the journey.

We receive by faith and we keep it by faith.

We may not only find faith in God in our sorrow. We may also become faithful to Him in times of calm.

Put your faith in God and confidence in yourself.

You see, rebellion, and the disobedience it causes, keeps us from having the power of God that's available to us as Christians.

When we trust God more than our feelings, it confuses the devil. I mean, when he throws you his best shot and he can't budge you from believing God, he won't know what to do with you anymore.

Faith came by just believing God's word and taking Him up on His word.

Hope is trust in God's promises, faith that if we act now, the desired blessings will be fulfilled in the future.

Worry is spiritual short sight. Its cure is intelligent faith.

It's all about persevering. You know you're going to be tested. If you keep your eyes fixed on Christ, He's going to reward you.

The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.

I don't think there's anyone who would say they don't want or need more of God's power in their life.

I live by faith and not sight.

Do not be discouraged on account of the greatness of the work; only be humble and faithful. . . . He who scattered Israel has promised to gather them; therefore inasmuch as you are to be instrumental in this great work, He will endow you with power, wisdom, might, and intelligence, and every qualification necessary.

One belief that I've developed to carry me through extremely tough times is simply this: God's delays are not God's denials.

That's my thing - keep filled with faith. Keep doing what you can do and I believe God will do what you can't do.