{"author":"Mark Batterson","author_id":"Mark+Batterson","total_quotes":110,"quotes":[{"text":"Confession breaks the power of canceled sin. It also heals the broken heart.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["confession","sin"],"id":6732,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"Throwing down your staff is letting go and letting God. And that's counterintuitive for those of us who are control freaks. As our executive pastor Joel Schmidgall likes to say, 'You can have faith or you can have control, but you cannot have both.' If you want God to do something off the chart, you have to take your hands off the controls.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["control","faith"],"id":7541,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"Following Jesus is a verb.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["christian-living","jesus"],"id":8486,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"Most God-ordained dreams die because we are not willing to do something that seems illogical.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["dreams","faith","risk"],"id":15606,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"If your deepest feelings are reserved for something other than Almighty God, then that something other is an emotional idol... If you get more excited about material things than the simple yet profound fact that your sin was nailed to the cross by the sinless Son of God, then you're bowing down to Tammuz.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["god","idolatry","jesus-christ","salvation","sin"],"id":23830,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"If you let fear dictate your decisions, you will live defensively, reactively, cautiously. Living by faith is playing offense with your life.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["decision-making","faith","fear"],"id":23916,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"Jesus proclaimed the favor of God in His very first sermon. Then He sealed the deal with His death and resurrection. Favor is a function of surrender. If we don't hold out on God, God will not hold out on us.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["god-s-favor","jesus-christ"],"id":24625,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"To the infinite, all finites are equal.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["glory-of-god","miracles","omnipotence","omniscience","prayer"],"id":24996,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"Most of us will have no idea where we are going most of the time. And I know that is unsettling.But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name: Adventure.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["adventure","circumstances","courage","inspirational"],"id":27578,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"},{"text":"Whether we write lyrics or craft legislation, sell homes or teach classes, design spaces or open franchises, prayer is a critical part of the creative process. Don’t just brainstorm; praystorm.","author":"Mark Batterson","tags":["creative-process","faith","inspiration","prayer"],"id":32409,"author_id":"Mark+Batterson"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":110,"pages":11,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}