Don’t be defined by your failures, be refined by them.
MAX LUCADODon’t be defined by your failures, be refined by them.
MAX LUCADODon’t measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.
MAX LUCADOIf God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
MAX LUCADORefusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.
MAX LUCADOHere’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.
MAX LUCADOThe 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.
MAX LUCADONails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.
MAX LUCADOA man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.
MAX LUCADOGod answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
MAX LUCADONo one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren’t praying. When we pray, we aren’t worrying.
MAX LUCADOOur 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.
MAX LUCADOJesus 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 LUCADOThe 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.
MAX LUCADONext 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.”
MAX LUCADOGod is always near us. Always for us. Always in us.
MAX LUCADOWhen you’re full of yourself, God can’t fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
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