Jesus humbled himself. He went from commanding angels to sleeping in the straw. From holding stars to clutching Mary’s finger. The palm that held the universe took the nail of a soldier. Why? Because that’s what love does. It puts the beloved before itself.
MAX LUCADOWhat if you woke up this morning and had only the things you thanked God for yesterday?
More Max Lucado Quotes
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Meet your fears with faith.
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Here’s what you need to keep in mind. You no longer have yesterday. You do not yet have tomorrow. You have only today. This is the day the Lord has made. Live in it.
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Be patient. God is using today’s difficulties to strengthen you for tomorrow. He is equipping you. The God who makes things grow will help you bear fruit.
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Don’t be defined by your failures, be refined by them.
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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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Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.
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Nails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.
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The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
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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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People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.
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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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You are never more like Jesus than when you pray for others. Pray for this hurting world.
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If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
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The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.
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Focus on giants – you stumble. Focus on God – Giants tumble.
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