Your pain has a purpose. Your problems, struggles, heartaches, and hassles cooperate toward one end-the glory of God. Max Lucado More Quotes by Max Lucado More Quotes From Max Lucado Two types of voices command your attention today. Negative ones fill your mind with doubt, bitterness, and fear. Positive ones purvey hope and strength. Which one will you choose to heed? Max Lucado voiceinspirationaltwo Focus on giants - you stumble. Focus on God - Giants tumble. Max Lucado focuschristianfaith When he says we’re forgiven, let’s unload the guilt. When he says we’re valuable, let’s believe him. . . . When he says we’re provided for, let’s stop worrying. God’s efforts are strongest when our efforts are useless Max Lucado forgivenessfaithgod You are God's child. His creation. Destined for heaven. You are a part of his family. Max Lucado religiouschristiangod Prayer is the window that God has placed in the walls of our world. Leave it shut and the world is a cold, dark house. But throw back the curtains and see His light. Open the window and hear His voice. Open the window of prayer and invoke the presence of God in your world. Max Lucado wallprayerspiritual The people who make a difference are not the ones with the credentials but the ones with the concern. Max Lucado differencesbusinesspeople God loves you just the way you are, but he refuses to leave you that way. Max Lucado god-lovelove-youway Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. Max Lucado inspirationkindnessbible Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not. Max Lucado temperamentgood-moodpresence-of-god Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't heaven, so don't expect it to be. Max Lucado maxexpectationsheaven Don't see yourself as a product of your parents DNA, but rather as a brand new idea from heaven. Max Lucado dnaparentideas God does uncommon things through common people in common places. Max Lucado doecommonpeople Find joy in the ordinary. Max Lucado happyhappinessinspirational God is near whether you sense His presence or not. Max Lucado The Bible is the story of two gardens. Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand. Max Lucado gardenfalljesus When we look at the love of Christ, we make a wonderful discovery. Love is more a decision than an emotion! Christ-like love applauds good behavior. At the same time Christ-like love refuses to endorse misbehavior. Jesus loved His apostles, but He wasn't silent when they were faithless. Jesus loved the people in the temple, but He didn't sit still when they were hypocritical. Max Lucado discoverylove-isjesus The great promise of Scripture is that every day is a day that's worth rejoicing in. Max Lucado rejoicescripturepromise God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine of religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the reward goes to those who settle for nothing less than Jesus himself. And what is the reward? What awaits those who seek Jesus? Nothing short of the heart of Jesus. Max Lucado passionheartjesus God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors, and blemishes. But He also sees our value. What did Jesus know that enabled Him to do what He did? Here’s part of the answer: He knew the value of people. He knew that each human being is a treasure. And because He did, people were not a source of stress, but a source of joy. Max Lucado stressfatherjesus He promises a lamp unto our feet, not a crystal ball into the future. Max Lucado lampsfeetpromise
