Praying Circles Around Your Future

This full-color, giftable book from Mark Batterson (Whisper, In the Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day) contains inspiring quotes from his New York Times bestselling The Circle Maker paired with vibrant, full-page photography that together encourage you to dream big, pray hard, and embrace your God-given desires. What impossibly big dream has God given you? We all have future hopes planted in our hearts, but making those dreams a reality can feel difficult in today’s world. The good news is that God delights in hearing your biggest, boldest prayers and requests, and Praying Circles Around Your Future will help you see how God shows up in your life when you simply ask. Inside this book are important, inspirational quotes and short passages from Mark Batterson’s The Circle Maker presented alongside beautiful large-scale photography, providing motivation, encouragement, and wisdom as you move forward toward your heart’s desires and discover how to approach God boldly in prayer. Praying Circles Around Your Future: contains over 120 pages of inspiring images and text can be used as daily encouragement in your faith journey makes a great graduation gift or present for anyone exploring a new phase of their life has full-page images and spreads

With over one million copies sold, New York Times bestseller The Circle Maker is a must-read for revolutionizing your prayer life. Get ready to experience new breakthroughs, knowing that bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers. Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer than what you're experiencing? Are you praying over your impossible dreams and greatest fears? Do you feel like something is holding you back in your prayer life? It's time you learned from the legend of Honi the Circle Maker. When his land was drought-stricken in ancient times, Honi ha-M'agel drew a circle in the sand, stepped inside it, and wouldn't budge until God answered his petition for rain. Honi's story transformed author Mark Batterson's own experience with prayer and inspired him to document his journey to praying more powerful prayers in The Circle Maker. Sharing inspiring stories from modern-day circle makers as well as his own experiences, Mark imparts the timeless wisdom and encouragement you need to: Discern God's will for your life Uncover your heart's hidden desires Pursue God-sized dreams Connect with God in fresh ways Deepen your faith and your relationship with prayer Draw prayer circles around your family, your community, your challenges, and your dreams This updated and expanded edition of The Circle Maker also includes new insights about the ways that God answers prayer along with stories that add convincing proof to the reality that God is able to do exceedingly far greater than all we could ask or imagine. Learn for yourself that drawing prayer circles around our dreams isn't just a way that we accomplish great things for God--it's a way that God accomplishes great things in us.

What your marriage will become is determined by how you pray. This book empowers you to dream big, pray hard, and think long--together. Marriage is your most sacred relationship on this earth, and prayer is the single most powerful way to transform it. It's time to learn the relational truths in the legend of Honi the Circle Maker--a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not leave it until God answered his impossible prayer. The commitment made in the sacred circle of marriage requires the same kind of boldness and resolve as the Circle Maker. Honi's prayer saved a generation, and your prayers can transform your relationship. Praying Circles around Your Marriage draws from the life-changing principles Mark Batterson outlines in his New York Times bestseller The Circle Maker. Joined by Pastor Joel and Nina Schmidgall who serve with Mark at National Community Church, the authors draw from personal stories, Scripture, and practical insight. You'll discover seven key prayer circles for your marriage: Vision Circle, Romance Circle, War Circle, Dance Circle, Support Circle, Storm Circle, and Legacy Circle. Through these circles you will: Discover your shared vision and find a new combined purpose together Turn the tables on conflict and access the gift of being known Be a student of your spouse and ensure a connected and intimate relationship Build a foundation for your marriage that will help you weather the trials that are sure to come Learn to draw a larger circle around your marriage so that your unified purpose can be a blessing to others Bold prayers honor God, and God honors bold prayers. Praying Circles around Your Marriage will empower you and your spouse to identify your greatest dreams for the most important relationship in your life, and pray the kind of audacious prayers in which God finds delight. After all, your life together has a legacy to leave for future generations. It's time to start circling.

Every blessing, every breakthrough, and every miracle can be traced back to the prayers that were prayed by you or for you. Join Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, as he equips you to become an extraordinary influence in the lives of your children through one simple practice: praying for them. Praying Circles around Your Children combines timeless scriptures with stories of parents just like you, which will revolutionize your prayer life and give you a new perspective on the power of prayer. Along the way, Batterson shares five biblically backed prayer circles that will not only help you pray for your kids, but also pray through your kids. In Praying Circles around Your Children, Batterson will give you the tools you need to: Create prayer lists that are unique to your family Turn your family circle into a prayer circle Claim God-inspired promises for your children Throughout Praying Circles around Your Children, Batterson teaches us that our prayers for our children are the greatest legacy we can leave them. They even have power to shape your family's destiny for generations to come. It's time to start circling.

Your 40-day guide to experiencing more passionate, persistent, intimate communication with God. Do you pray as often and as bravely as you want to? Are you looking to strengthen your relationship with God and experience a deeper, more intentional prayer life? Mark Batterson, New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, is here to teach you all about a new, life-changing way to pray. After the release of The Circle Maker, thousands of readers quickly became many tens of thousands, and soon enough, true stories of miraculous and inspiring answers to prayer began to pour in. Draw the Circle shares these inspiring testimonies and combines them with timely scriptures and daily prayer prompts designed to stir you to pray like never before. Through these moving stories and encouraging devotionals, you'll learn all about: The life-changing power of intentional prayer Why prayer is such a crucial aspect of your relationship with God How to start applying the principles of The Circle Maker in your everyday life How to stay humble, patient, and focused as you start your 40-day journey Building prayer habits that will support your faith for a lifetime There's a way for all of us to experience a deeper, more passionate, persistent, and intimate prayer life. Batterson invites you to begin a lifetime of watching God work, believe in the God who can do all things, and experience the power of bold prayer and even bolder faith. Let Draw the Circle be the first forty days on your way to a lifetime of watching God work and believing in the God who can do all things.

Bold prayers honor God and God honors bold prayers. Do you ever sense that there's far more to prayer than what you're experiencing? This four-session video-based Bible study (DVD/digital video sold separately) is for believers who love God with a passion, but have slipped into a spiritual rut. It's time to enter a whole new level of extreme faith...it's time to become a circle maker! Through the story of Honi the Circle Maker—a man bold enough to draw a circle in the sand and not budge from it until God answered his prayer for his people—bestselling author and pastor Mark Batterson will help you see that who you become is determined by how you pray. Throughout this guide, Batterson: Clearly and practically lays out what prayer looks like and how it shapes and changes us. Shows you the powerful results and modern-day miracles that come from a courageous prayer life. Helps you, your group, and your entire church begin to identify dreams and future miracles to draw prayer circles around. This Participant Guide provides individual and group activities, between session personal studies, and additional background material that will enhance the experience of the video on The Circle Maker DVD (sold separately). Sessions include: 1. Becoming a Circle Maker 2. Little People, Big Risks, and Huge Circles 3. Praying Hard and Praying Through 4. Praying is Like Planting Designed for use with The Circle Maker Video Study (sold separately).

Your greatest regret at the end of your life will be the lions you didn't chase. You will look back longingly on risks not taken, opportunities not seized, and dreams not pursued. Stop running away from what scares you most and start chasing the God-ordained opportunities that cross your path. In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day is inspired by one of the most obscure yet courageous acts recorded in Scripture, a blessed and audacious act that left no regrets: “Benaiah chased a lion down into a pit. Then, despite the snow and slippery ground, he caught the lion and killed it” (2 Samuel 23:20 -21). Unleash the lion chaser within! #InAPit “Mark has become one of the most important voices for a new generation. Anything he touches changes lives. Read this book and you’ll see what I mean.” — Craig Groeschel, pastor of Life.Church, author of Chazown and Dare to Drop the Pose “As a leader and teacher, Mark Batterson brings imagination, energy, and insight. I appreciate his willingness to take bold risks and go to extraordinary lengths to reach our culture with a message that is truly relevant.” — Ed Young, senior pastor, Fellowship Church “Don’t settle for a normal life. Conquer your fears, accept His anointing, jump into that pit, chase the lion, and watch God’s Kingdom come in amazing ways.” — Christine Caine, founder of Propel Women, author of Unashamed

Mark Batterson, the New York Times bestselling author of The Circle Maker, presents thirty inspiring stories from the Old and New Testaments that will help children understand and embrace the power of prayer in their everyday lives. Alongside stunning illustrations from Omar Aranda, this powerful book will touch the hearts of young readers and help connect them to God. With prayer, all things are possible! Because prayer can change everything. In Big Dreams & Powerful Prayers Illustrated Bible, thirty powerful Bible stories are paired with real-life applications that show God can do anything if we come to him with an open heart. From Adam and Eve to David, Daniel, the disciples, Paul, and more, God has done the seemingly impossible when his people dream and pray big. And he promises to do the same for you and your child today. Big Dreams & Powerful Prayers Illustrated Bible: Pairs Mark Batterson’s insightful lessons on prayer with Bible stories that illustrate how God provides for his people when they trust and pray Includes Scripture taken from the NIrV translation Includes some stories not often found in storybook Bibles Contains short Prayer Points after each story that encourage children to talk to God and open their hearts to allow him to work in their lives.