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Quotes about Surrender

God cannot reveal His faithfulness until we exercise our faith. But because Abraham went all in, God was able to reveal Himself as Jehovah-jireh, God our Provider.
— Mark Batterson
All of us want to do amazing things for God, but that isn't our job; it is God's job.
— Mark Batterson
You don't have to live in fear that God is going to take away what is most important to you. After all, Isaac was God's gift to Abraham. But if the gift ever becomes more important than the Gift Giver, then the very thing God gave you to serve His purposes is undermining His plan for your life. God is no longer the End All and Be All. And when God becomes the means to some other end, it's the beginning of the end spiritually because you have inverted the gospel.
— Mark Batterson
The beauty of obedience is this: it relieves us of responsibility. It takes all the pressure off of us and places it squarely on God's sovereign shoulders.
— Mark Batterson
God-ordained dreams aren't just born. They are reborn. If they become more important to you than God, you have to sacrifice them for the sake of your soul. You have to put them on the altar and raise the knife. And once the dream is dead and buried, it can be resurrected for God's glory.
— Mark Batterson
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.
— Mark Batterson
the purpose of prayer is not to get what you want; the goal of prayer is to discern what God wants
— Mark Batterson
It's not about doing great things for God; it's about God doing great things in us.
— Mark Batterson
God loves it when we fight for Him. But God loves it even more when we let Him fight for us!
— Mark Batterson
Prayer is the way we take our hands off and place our children in the hands of God.
— Mark Batterson
It's trusting God's heart even when we can't see His hand. It's understanding that sometimes the obstacle is the way!
— Mark Batterson
If your prayers aren't impossible to you, they are insulting to God.
— Mark Batterson