Prayer pushes us through life’s slumps, propels us over the humps and pulls us out of the dumps. Prayer is the oomph we need to get the answers we seek.
MAX LUCADOIf you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow, what would you do today? Then do it!
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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Don’t be defined by your failures, be refined by them.
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God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
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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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The next time you’re disappointed, don’t panic. Don’t give up. Just be patient and let God remind you He’s still in control.
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Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, “I can clean that if you want.” And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.
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God does uncommon things through common people in common places.
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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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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 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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Our 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.
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Stay strong! Your test will become your test-imony, your mess will become your mess-age.
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Don’t quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.
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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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When we put someone in our jail cell of hatred, we are stuck guarding the door.
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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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Focus on giants – you stumble. Focus on God – Giants tumble.
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Nails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.
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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 sees in you a masterpiece about to happen.
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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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Your goal is not to know every detail of the future. Your goal is to hold the hand of the One who does and never, ever let go.
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The duty of the branch is to cling to the vine.
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Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!
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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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