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61 " We live in a culture that celebrates talent more than integrity, but we've got it backward. Talent depreciates over time. So do intellect and appearance. You will eventually lose your strength and lose your looks. You may even lose your mind. But you don't have to lose your integrity. Integrity is the only thing that doesn't depreciate over time. Nothing takes longer to build than a godly reputation. And nothing is destroyed more quickly by one stroke of sin. That's why it must be celebrated and protected above all else. "
― Mark Batterson , All In: You Are One Decision Away From a Totally Different Life
62 " Sin always overpromises and underdelivers, while righteousness pays dividends for eternity...Nothing is more illogical than sin. It's the epitome of poor judgment. It's temporary insanity with eternal consequences. And we have no alibi, save the cross of Jesus Christ. "
63 " Confession breaks the power of canceled sin. It also heals the broken heart. "
64 " 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. "
65 " True knowledge should not produce pride; it should produce humility...Because the more you know, the more you know how much you don't know. "
― Mark Batterson , A Trip Around the Sun: Turning Your Everyday Life Into the Adventure of a Lifetime
66 " Self-consciousness isn't just A curse. It is part of THE curse. "
― Mark Batterson , In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day: How to Survive and Thrive When Opportunity Roars
67 " we take some big miracles for granted. We're on a planet that's spinning at a thousand miles per hour, traveling through space and we don't worry about God keeping our planet in orbit. We already trust God for the big miracles like our heart beating and today alone, we'll take a thousand breaths, but can we trust Him in the smaller things? "
― Mark Batterson
68 " Death is a mirror that gives us a glimpse of who we really are.Death is a rearview mirror that puts the past into perspective. "
69 " ...we think so much about the present and so little about eternity that we turn eternity into nothing and nothing into eternity. "
70 " ...success is when those who know you best respect you most. "
71 " Pride is a by-product of insecurity. And the more insecure a person is, the more monuments they need to build.There is a fine line between 'Thy kingdom come' and 'my kingdom come.' If you cross the line, your relationship with God is self-serving.You aren't serving God. You are using God.You aren't building altars to God. You are building monuments to yourself. "
72 " Whatever you don't turn into praise turns into pride. "
73 " Worship is forgetting about what's wrong with you and remembering what's right with God. "
74 " How we spend our money, however little we have, still reveals what we value. "
75 " Faith is unlearning this senseless worries and misguided beliefs that keep us captive. It is far more complex than simply modifying behavior. Faith is rewiring the human brain. We are literally upgrading our minds by downloading the mind of Christ. "
76 " The only God-ordained fear is the fear of God, and if we fear Him, we don't have to fear anyone or anything else. "
77 " ...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... "
78 " Put your Isaac on the altar! Then, and only then, will you see what God can do. He cannot give back what you do not give up. But if you surrender yourself to Him, He will provide the ram in the thicket. "
79 " ...there is nothing you possess that wasn't given to you by God. It's His prerogative to give. And it's His prerogative to take away. But there is one thing that can never be taken from you, and that is Jesus Christ. And if you have Jesus, then you have everything you will ever need for all of eternity.Everything - Jesus = NothingJesus + Nothing = EverythingIt's that simple. "
80 " 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. "