Quotes about Intention
Forgiveness is not an emotion; it is an act of the will.
— Corrie Ten Boom
You go nowhere by accident. Wherever you go, God is sending you. Wherever you are, God has put you there; He has a purpose in your being there. Christ who indwells you has something He wants to do through you where you are. Believe this and go in His grace and love and power.
— Mark Batterson
the true value of an offering isn't measured by how much we give. It's measured by how much we keep... By definition, a sacrifice must involve sacrifice...
— Mark Batterson
fail. But I also believe this: One bold prayer can accomplish more than a thousand well-laid plans. So go ahead and plan, but make sure you circle your plans in prayer. If your plans aren't birthed in prayer and bathed in prayer, they won't succeed.
— Mark Batterson
Prayer is the way we write the future.
— Mark Batterson
Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in a well-lived life.
— Mark Batterson
Goal setting is good stewardship. Instead of letting things happen, goals help us make things happen. Instead of living by default, goals help us live by design. Instead of living out of memory, goals help us live out of imagination.
— Mark Batterson
We talk about "doing" the will of God, but the will of God has much more to do with "being" than "doing.
— Mark Batterson
God does not answer vague prayers.
— Mark Batterson
Life is full of goals to be identified and kept in sight. When we lose sight of the goal, we simply drift. Sometimes drift can mean disaster.
— Mark Batterson
But what if, instead of spending all of our energy making plans for God, we spent that energy seeking God?
— Mark Batterson
100 percent of the prayers I don't pray won't get answered.
— Mark Batterson