The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.
MAX LUCADOThe difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
More Max Lucado Quotes
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You’re special-not because of what you have. You’re special because of who you are.
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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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Don’t quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.
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Be quick to pray. Stop talking to yourself. Talk to Christ.
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People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.
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God loves you simply because He has chosen to do so. He loves you when you don’t feel lovely. He loves you when no one else loves you. Others may abandon you, divorce you, and ignore you, but God will love you always. No matter what!
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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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You are never more like Jesus than when you pray for others. Pray for this hurting world.
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Refusing to forgive is like ingesting a lethal dose of poison and hoping it kills my enemy.
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God does uncommon things through common people in common places.
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When grace moves in guilt moves out.
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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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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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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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If today were your last, would you do what you’re doing? Or would you love more, give more, forgive more?
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