Mark Moore > Mark's Quotes

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose.”
― Jim Elliot

“We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
― C.S. Lewis

“It's easy to believe in something when you win all the time...The losses are what define a man's faith.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Well of Ascension

“Anyone who knows who God made them to be will never try to be someone else.”
― Bill Johnson, Hosting the Presence: Unveiling Heaven's Agenda

“If you live your life for the sole purpose of seeking the approval of others, you will live no life at all.”
― Kel Kade, Reign of Madness

“Our belief is often strongest when it should be weakest. That is the nature of hope.”
― Brandon Sanderson, Mistborn: The Final Empire

“Good men want only the power to make things right. Great men seek to make things right and gather the power to do so. Great leaders find those who are worthy of wielding power and set them to the task of making things right.” -”
― Kel Kade, Free the Darkness

“Gifts are free, but maturity is expensive.”
― Bill Johnson, Spiritual Java

“Sometimes the prize is not worth the costs. The means by which we achieve victory are as important as the victory itself.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“Life before Death.
Strength before Weakness.
Journey before Destination.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“If you must belittle others to make yourself feel better, then you should do silently, in your own mind, where only you will suffer from your poison.”
― Kel Kade, Reign of Madness

“We don’t have the capacity to exaggerate God’s goodness. We can distort it, or even misrepresent it, but we can never exaggerate it.”
― Bill Johnson, God is Good: He's Better Than You Think

“Expectations and faith can go hand in hand or they can run counter to each other. It all depends on where our expectations are placed. Are they placed in the outcome or are they placed in who He is? You see, if our expectations are anchored in the outcome, we will be disappointed and lose faith when the outcome does not match up with what we expected. God’s goodness will come into question, and we will be in danger of losing faith in Him.”
― Mark Allen Moore, Shattered: Finding Hope and Purpose in the Midst of Disappointment

“Your faith is only as strong as the crisis it survives.”
― Myles Monroe

“It’s in these seemingly “hopeless” moments, in our darkest trials, that we discover who we are. Greatness in our lives is almost always built on top of struggle, difficulties, failures, and disappointments.”
― Mark Allen Moore, Shattered: Finding Hope and Purpose in the Midst of Disappointment