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Mark Batterson is a well-known pastor whose preaching style and leadership have a wide-reaching influence globally. His books, such as 'The Circle Maker' and 'The Circle Maker for Kids', are highly popular among readers, encouraging people to courageously pursue their dreams and goals.

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Famous Mark Batterson Quotes

“It is absolutely imperative at the outset that you come to terms with this simple yet life-changing truth: God is for you. If you don't believe that, then you'll pray small timid prayers; if you do believe it, then you'll pray big audacious prayers.”

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“Who you become is determined by how you pray”

Praying Determined

Book:Be a Circle Maker: The Solution to 10,000 Problems

Source: Be a Circle Maker: The Solution to 10,000 Problems

“Praying through is all about CONSISTENCY and INTENSITY. It's 'all-nighter' prayer. It just won't take 'NO' for an answer!”

Prayer Answers Praying Intensity Consistency All Nighters

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“Have you ever noticed that when you pray, coincidences happen? And when you don't, they don't.”

Happens Praying Coincidence

Book:Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity

Source: Primal: A Quest for the Lost Soul of Christianity

“You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. ...Prayer turns ordinary parents into prophets who shape the destinies of their children, grandchildren, and every generation that follows. ...Your prayers for your children are the greatest legacy you can leave.”

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“Don’t just read the Bible. Start circling the promises. Don’t just make a wish. Write down a list of God-glorifying life goals. Don’t just pray. Keep a prayer journal. Define your dream. Claim your promise. Spell your miracle.”

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Book:The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears

Source: The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears

“We give up too easily. We give up too soon. We quit praying right before the miracle happens.”

Giving Happens Praying Giving Up Miracle Quitting

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“You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent.”

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“We pray as if God’s chief objective is our personal comfort. It’s not. God’s chief objective is His glory.”

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“Prayers are prophecies. They are the best predictors of your spiritual future. Who you become is determined by how you pray. Ultimately, the transcript of your prayers becomes the script of your life.”

Spiritual Prayer Praying Scripts Determined Prophecy Our Prayers

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“And when you pray to God regularly, irregular things happen on a regular basis.”

Happens Praying Bases Things Happen Praying To God

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“If you want God to do something new in you, you cannot keep doing the same old thing. You have to do something different. And if you do, God will create new capacities within you. There will be new gifts and new revelations. But you've got to pray the price. You'll get out of this what you put into it.”

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Book:Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge

Source: Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge

“The only way you can fail is if you stop praying.”

Ifs Way Failing Praying

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“You don't have to do everything right as a parent, but there is one thing you cannot afford to get wrong. That one thing is prayer. You'll never be a perfect parent, but you can be a praying parent. Prayer is your highest privilege as a parent. There is nothing you can do that will have a higher return on investment. In fact, the dividends are eternal.”

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“God won't answer 100% of the prayers we don't pray.”

Prayer Answers Praying

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“Because you know He can, you can pray with holy confidence.”

Knows Praying Holy

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“When we change the way that we pray, everything changes.”

Way Praying Things Change

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“I think faith is the small mustard seed of opportunities every day. For example, 'Am I going to love this person? Am I going to share my faith with this person? Am I going to pray that little prayer?' It really is a daily thing where you seize those little mustard seed opportunities and then see what God does.”

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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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