Archive for January, 1970
Headed to Atlanta for the Orange Conference. Doing an interview tonight on Primal. Look forward to seeing Reggie Joiner and crew. Also have some of our amazing team hanging out. Good times.
Source: Mark Batterson
Can I invoke some prayer? We’ve been negotiating for a piece of property on Capitol Hill and there aren’t many of them! We’re up against a real estate Goliath that has 23 million square feet of retail space across the country. We’ve got less than 10,000 square feet. This isn’t a battle we should win, but I believe the battle has already been won. With all due respect, this piece of property doesn’t belong to the sellers. It belongs to God. I think this piece of property has our name on it, but it’s going to take some serious intercession. Actually, we’re not praying for it. We’re praising Him for it because we believe it’s already a done deal despite the long odds against us.
We are believing God for another real estate miracle just like 201 F Street, NE. Four people offered more money for that piece of property than we did and two of them were real estate developers! But they didn’t pray for it for four years! A real estate developer with 23 million square feet of retail space seems like a Goliath, but they are no match for thousands of people not just praying but praising God.
Source: Mark Batterson
I feel like I’m in one of those seasons where there aren’t enough hours in the day to get everything done. I usually feel that way when I’m in a writing season, but I can’t seem to keep up. A big part of that is what is happening at National Community Church. We are experiencing the blessing of God and I’ve found that the blessing of God complicate our lives! Life gets more complicated, but it’s a holy complication.
I think it’s easy to lose your spiritual intensity in a busy season, but I feel like it’s taking me into a deeper, stronger, and more consistent prayer life. One of my all-time favorite Martin Luther quotes has to do with prayer. He once said: “I have so much to do today that I shall spend the first three hours in prayer.” I think it’s the opposite for most of us. The busier we get the less we pray. It ought to be the inverse. The more we have to do the more we have to pray!
Source: Mark Batterson