No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren’t praying. When we pray, we aren’t worrying.
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.”
More Max Lucado Quotes
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Be careful what you think, because your thoughts run your life.
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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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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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Worry is irrelevant. It alters nothing. When was the last time you solved a problem by worrying about it?
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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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The difference between mercy and grace? Mercy gave the prodigal son a second chance. Grace gave him a feast.
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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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Prayer lets God do what he does best. Take a pebble & kill a Goliath. Take the common, make it spectacular! Pray & see what He can do.
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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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God is always near us. Always for us. Always in us.
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God can’t fill you when you are already full of yourself.
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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 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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Never underestimate the power that comes when a parent pleads with God on behalf of a child.
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God does uncommon things through common people in common places.
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