When you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
MAX LUCADOBe 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.
More Max Lucado Quotes
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Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one.
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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 the bird that sings while it is yet dark.
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God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
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God is able to accomplish, provide, help, save, keep, subdue… He is able to do what you can’t. He already has a plan. God’s not bewildered. Go to Him.
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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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Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.
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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.
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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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The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
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Don’t measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.
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When grace moves in guilt moves out.
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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 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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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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