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 LUCADOGratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.
More Max Lucado Quotes
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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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God gives us people to love and things to use, not things to love and people to use.
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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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If your God is mighty enough to ignite the sun, could it be that He is mighty enough to light your path?
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Give your problems to Christ before your problems get to you.
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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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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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Faith is the conviction that God knows more than we do about this life and He will get us through it.
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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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As we meditate on Christ’s life, we find strength for our own.
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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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God’s mercies are new every morning. Receive them.
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The key is this: Meet today’s problems with today’s strength. Don’t start tackling tomorrow’s problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow’s strength yet. You simply have enough for today.
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When grace moves in guilt moves out.
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Don’t measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.
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If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us. The choice is ours.
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Meet your fears with faith.
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God sees in you a masterpiece about to happen.
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Find joy in the ordinary.
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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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People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.
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The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.
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Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leave you speechless, remain that way. Say nothing, and listen as Heaven whispers, “Do you like it? I did it just for you.”
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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 can’t fill you when you are already full of yourself.
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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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