Mark Combs

“But maybe we shouldn’t be surprised. The war is in the mind. It starts there. And more men need to do war in the mind so they can win the war in the world. Our thoughts become actions, our actions become behaviors, and our behaviors become our lives.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive

“Most leaders shipwreck or live inconsistent lives because of forces and motivations beneath the surface of their lives, which they have never even considered.”
― Peter Scazzero, The Emotionally Healthy Church, Updated and Expanded Edition: A Strategy for Discipleship That Actually Changes Lives

“If we are to know the abundant provision of God’s unlimited resources, we must also understand how Satan works to rob us of that experience. He does so by deceit.”
― Dallas Willard, Life Without Lack: Living in the Fullness of Psalm 23

“Audit your adult years. Can you mark any moments where your view of (and hope for) the future changed the course of your life, whether for good or bad? Try to come up with five. Create a plan to mark every moment throughout this next week where God’s promised future of glory, goodness, and resurrected life enters your thoughts. I want you to see how often or seldom you allow God’s good future to make its way into your daily life.”
― Jefferson Bethke, Fighting Shadows: Overcoming 7 Lies That Keep Men From Becoming Fully Alive