Max Lucado (born January 11, 1955) is a best-selling Christian author and writer and preacher at Oak Hills Church (formerly the Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas.
When we see death, we see disaster. When Jesus sees death, he sees deliverance!
If you get a lot of good feedback from people, thats a sign that you have a strength or gift in writing, if not. . . try singing.
When it comes to Christ, you've got to do the same. Call him crazy, or crown him as king. Dismiss him as a fraud, or declare him to be God. Walk away from him, or bow before him, but don't play games with him.
I simply think God is greater than our weakness. In fact, I think it is our weakness that reveals how great God is.
We forget that IMPOSSIBLE is one of God's favorite words
The magical dust of Christmas glittered on the cheeks of humanity ever so briefly, reminding us of what is worth having and what we were intended to be.
Fear never wrote a symphony or poem, negotiated a peace treaty, or cured a disease. Fear never pulled a family out of poverty or a country out of bigotry. Fear never saved a marriage or a business. Courage did that. Faith did that. People who refused to consult or cower to their timidities did that. But fear itself? Fear herds us into a prison and slams the doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out?
The secret of loving is living loved.
I don't know how to answer the problem of deep pain without a deep hope in eternity.
I certainly don't mean to leave the impression that anxiety can be waved away with a simple pep talk. In fact, for some, God's healing will include the help of therapy andor medication. If that's the case, do not for a moment think that you're a second-class citizen of heaven. Ask God to lead you to a qualified counselor or physician who'll provide the treatment you need. This much is sure: It's not God's will that you lead a life of perpetual anxiety. It's not his will that you face every day with dread and trepidation.
You are the only you God made. . . God made you and broke the mold.
To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.
Where we might think of sin as slip-ups or missteps, God views sin as a godless attitude that leads to godless action.
I picked up this book called Blue Mountain, supposed to be a really good book on the Civil War.
Sow seeds of hope and enjoy optimism. Sow seeds of doubt and expect insecurity
There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes - seize it, don't miss it.
When no one is watching, live as if someone is.
I don't think God is a gender. He presents himself as a father but he comes to us with the tenderness of a mother. In some of the parables, he is the housewife who cleans the house looking for the lost coin.
I choose love. No occasion justifies hatred; no injustice warrants bitterness, I choose love. Today I will love God and what God loves.
Focus on giants - you stumble. Focus on God - Giants tumble.