What makes a Christian a Christian is not perfection but forgiveness. Max Lucado More Quotes by Max Lucado More Quotes From Max Lucado His is a joy which consequences cannot quench. His is a peace which circumstances cannot steal. Max Lucado stealing christian joy The next time you are called to suffer, pay attention. It may be the closest you'll ever get to God. Max Lucado suffering may attention God would prefer we have an occasional limp than a perpetual strut. Max Lucado occasional perpetual Never let the church become a place where it's just a Las Vegas display place for you to show off. Max Lucado vegas church shows The presence of fear does not mean you have no faith. Fear visits everyone. But make your fear a visitor and not a resident. Max Lucado christian fear inspirational For years I thought my assignment or the Church's assignment was to articulate the Gospel and nothing more. Now I believe that if we don't support the verbal expression of the Gospel with physical demonstration of compassion, we are not imitating Jesus. Max Lucado compassion believe jesus What we realize is number one, people want to know what the Bible says. In their heart, they want to know the Bible but it is just hard to understand the big picture of it. And number two, they want to know where they plug in. Max Lucado heart numbers two Don't you need a fountain of love that won't run dry? You'll find one on a stone-cropped hill outside Jerusalem's walls where Jesus hangs, cross-nailed and thorn-crowned. When you feel unloved, ascend this mount. Meditate long and hard on heaven's love for you. Max Lucado wall running jesus I think there is something about a story that is enduring. Stories take on a life of their own. Max Lucado endure stories thinking We need hope. There's nothing worse than to live a life of despair. For a person to have no hope just sucks the blue out of every sky. Max Lucado despair sky blue With God, every day matters, every person counts. And that includes you. Max Lucado persons matter What causes us to think of prayer as the last option rather than the first? I can think of two reasons: feelings of independence and feelings of insignificance. Max Lucado prayer two thinking God cast you in His play, wrote you into His story. He has a definite direction for your life. Fulfill it and enjoy fulfillment. Play the part God prepared for you and get ready for some great days. Max Lucado great-day stories play There is something about keeping Him divine that keeps Him distant, packaged, predictable. But don't do it. For heaven's sake, don't. Let Him be as human as He intended to be. Let Him into the mire and muck of our world. For only if we let Him in can He pull us out. Max Lucado our-world sake heaven You present a challenge to Satan's plan. You carry something of God within you, something noble and holy, something the world needs - wisdom, kindness, mercy, skill. If Satan can neutralize you, he can mute your influence. Max Lucado skills challenges kindness It's no wonder, that God's anxiety therapy includes a large, delightful dollop of gratitude. The anxious heart says, "Lord, if only I had this, that, or the other, I'd be okay." The grateful heart says, "Oh, look! You've already given me this, that, and the other. Thank you, God." Max Lucado gratitude grateful heart When a Christian stops growing, help is needed. If you are the same Christian you were a few months ago, be careful. Max Lucado religious christian god It seems to me that the prayers of the Bible can be distilled into one. The result is a simple, easy-to-remember, pocket-sized prayer: Father, you are good. I need help. They need help. Thank you. In Jesus' name, amen. Let this prayer punctuate your day. Max Lucado prayer father jesus Sovereignty is the term the Bible uses to describe God's perfect control and management of the universe. He preserves and governs every element. He's continually involved with all created things, directing them to act in a way that fulfills his divine purpose. That's why the most stressed-out people are control freaks. They fail at the quest they most pursue. The more they try to control the world, the more they realize they cannot. Life becomes a cycle of anxiety, failure; anxiety, failure; anxiety, failure. We can't take control, because control is not ours to take. Max Lucado anxiety perfect people Michael Jordan once said that the most peaceful moments of his life were on a basketball court, because that's the only place he knew exactly what to do. And to me the most peaceful moments in my ministry are in the pulpit because that's when I really know what I'm going to do. Max Lucado peaceful jordan basketball
