Don’t be defined by your failures, be refined by them.
MAX LUCADOEngage with the Bible. Meditate on it day and night. Think and rethink about God’s Word. Let it be your guide. Make it your go-to book for questions. Let it be the ultimate authority in your life.
More Max Lucado Quotes
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Lower your expectations of earth. This isn’t heaven, so don’t expect it to be.
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Be quick to pray. Stop talking to yourself. Talk to Christ.
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A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.
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With God, every day matters, every person counts. And that includes you.
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You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
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God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.
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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.
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God’s mercies are new every morning. Receive them.
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Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day.
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God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
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Faith is the bird that sings while it is yet dark.
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Find joy in the ordinary.
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God’s highest desire is not to make us rich, successful or popular. His goal is to make us His
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A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. Rather than begrudge your problem, explore it. Ponder it. And most of all, use it. Use it to the glory of God.
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The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.
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Don’t quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.
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Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day. If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek his grace. And then, when this day is done, I will place my head on my pillow and rest.
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Don’t worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It’s not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.
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First, God does not send people to hell. He simply honors their choice. Hell is the ultimate expression of God’s high regard for the dignity of man. He has never forced us to choose Him, even when that means we would choose Hell.
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Gratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.
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Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.
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A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
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God has enough grace to solve every dilemma you face, wipe every tear you cry, and answer every question you ask.
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God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.
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When grace moves in guilt moves out.
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When we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.
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