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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More Max Lucado Quotes
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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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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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A woman’s heart should be so hidden in God that a man has to seek Him just to find her.
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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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You weren’t an accident. You weren’t mass produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.
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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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Lower your expectations of earth. This isn’t heaven, so don’t expect it to be.
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Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia.
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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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God’s mercies are new every morning. Receive them.
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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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People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.
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Anxiety and fear are cousins but not twins. Fear sees a threat. Anxiety imagines one.
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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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