God never promises to remove us from our struggles. He does promise, however, to change the way we look at them.
MAX LUCADOOur prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.
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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Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.
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When you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
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Engage 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.
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God gives us people to love and things to use, not things to love and people to use.
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God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.
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Don’t quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.
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You may go days without thinking of God, but there’s never a moment when He’s not thinking of you.
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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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God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
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No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren’t praying. When we pray, we aren’t worrying.
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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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Nails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.
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God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don’t feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!
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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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