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.
MAX LUCADOFaith is the conviction that God knows more than we do about this life and He will get us through it.
More Max Lucado Quotes
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God has proven himself as a faithful father. Now it falls to us to be trusting children.
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Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child.
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Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.
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Worry is irrelevant. It alters nothing. When was the last time you solved a problem by worrying about it?
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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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Don’t quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.
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You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.
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God answers the mess of life with one word: Grace.
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Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!
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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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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.
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Be quick to pray. Stop talking to yourself. Talk to Christ.
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If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.
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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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As we meditate on Christ’s life, we find strength for our own.
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God can’t fill you when you are already full of yourself.
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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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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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I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
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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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God does uncommon things through common people in common places.
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The Bible is the story of two gardens. Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand.
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Give your problems to Christ before your problems get to you.
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Nails didn’t hold God to a cross. Love did.
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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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God sees in you a masterpiece about to happen.
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