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God is not a genie in a bottle, and your wish is not His command. His command better be your wish.

Mark Batterson

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Mark Batterson
Age: 54
Born: 1969
Born: November 5
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You cannot build God’s reputation if you aren’t willing to risk yours.
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In my experience, it’s much easier to act like a Christian than it is to react like one. Anyone can put on an act. But your reactions reveal what is really in your heart.
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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.
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May you keep dreaming until the day you die. May imagination overtake memory. May you die young at a ripe old age.
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Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you and remembering what's right with God.
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Life a life of Spiritual Adventure. Much like a wild goose the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it's like to pursue the Spirit's leading through life.
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It's hard for me to imagine why a church that has younger members wouldn't have a blog component.
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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.
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I'm pretty intentional about being highly invested in my kids' lives.
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Finally, I learned that we shouldn’t seek answers as much as we should seek God.
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Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life.
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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.
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God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the called.
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Prayer is the inheritance we receive and the legacy we leave.
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I just don't think pastors should turn their pulpits into public policy platforms. It cheapens the gospel. Our congregation doesn't need another political opinion. They need spiritual revelation. They don't need to think about politics on the weekend. They need to be reminded to seek first the kingdom of God.
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To the infinite, all finites are equal.
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In an urban environment, a church building is a thing of the past.
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One God idea is worth more than a thousand good ideas.
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