I remember enjoying writing those, theres two clues of a gift: you enjoy doing it and people enjoy you doing it. Max Lucado More Quotes by Max Lucado More Quotes From Max Lucado God wants us to know we are saved, for saved people are dangerous people, willing to face off with the world, unafraid of the consequences since they know that, whatever happens, they will have eternal life. Max Lucado wantpeopleworld The Bible urges us to be respectful to all people, especially people with whom we have disagreements, to never libel people, to never label people. Max Lucado respectfullabelspeople Can you imagine a life with no fear? What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? Max Lucado what-iffaithmotivational HEAVEN knows the difference between SUNDAY morning and WEDNESDAY afternoon. God longs to speak as CLEARLY in the workplace as He does in the sanctuary. He longs to be WORSHIPED when we sit at the dinner table and not just when we come to His communion table. You may go days without THINKING of Him, but there's never a moment when He's not thinking of YOU. Max Lucado sundaythinking-of-youmorning Compassion gives us a common ground to stand on regardless of your faith background. It gives us a chance to stand shoulder-to-shoulder rather than go fist-to-fist with somebody. Max Lucado fistscompassiongiving You may be transferred, enlisted, commissioned, reassigned, or hospitalized - but brand this on your heart - you can never go where God is not. Max Lucado brandsheartmay I think there is, not in the sense that I enjoy it, but that it's an important question. It's the question, "Does the presence of pain mean God doesn't care? Does God not love me anymore?" I think that's a very common connection we tend to make. I see that a lot in my own life and in the lives of others. Max Lucado painmeanthinking Courage does not panic; it prays. Courage does not bemoan; it believes. Courage does not languish; it listens Max Lucado panicdoebelieve Fear will always knock on your door. Just don't invite it in for dinner. And for heaven's sake, don't offer it a bed for the night. Max Lucado doorsinspirationalnight Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy. Max Lucado forgivingpoisonenemy You don't impress the officials at NASA with a paper airplane. You don't boast about your crayon sketches in the presence of Picasso. You don't claim equality with Einstein because you can write 'H20.' And you don't boast about your goodness in the presence of the Perfect. Max Lucado airplaneperfectwriting God's blessings are dispensed according to the riches of his grace, not according to the depth of our faith. Max Lucado graceblessinginspirational The manger dares us to believe the best is yet to be. And it could all begin today. Max Lucado daretodaybelieve A nation is blessed when it has godly leaders. Max Lucado godlyleaderblessed Our God is abundant in love and steadfast in mercy. He saves us, not because we trust in a symbol, but because we trust in a Savior. Max Lucado trustgodlove The greater your cares, the more genuine your prayers Max Lucado genuinecareprayer I don't have any desire to retire in the sense of not doing anything. Because as long as the Lord gives me strength I want to keep writing and keep preaching. I love what I do. Max Lucado writinggivinglong Somewhere, sometime, somehow you got tangled up in garbage, and you've been avoiding God. You've allowed a veil of guilt to come between you and your Father. You wonder if you could ever feel close to God again. The message of the torn flesh is you can. God welcomes you. God is not avoiding you. God is not resisting you. The curtain is down, the door is open, and God invites you in Max Lucado tangleddoorsfather After a hard day scrambling to find your way around in the world, it's assuring to come home to a place you know. God can be equally familiar to you. With time you can learn where to go for nourishment, where to hide for protection , where to turn for guidance. Just as your earthly house is a place of refuge, so God's house is a place of peace. Max Lucado prayerhousehome He came, not as a flash of light or as an unapproachable conqueror, but as one whose first cries were heard by a peasant girl and a sleepy carpenter. God tapped humanity on its collective shoulder, "Pardon me," he said, and eternity interrupted time, divinity interrupted carnality, and heaven interrupted the earth in the form of a baby. Christianity was born in one big heavenly interruption. Max Lucado girlchristmasbaby
