Quotes from Max Lucado

The idea of a spiritual heart transplant is a vivid image to me; once you have the heart of somebody else inside you, then that heart is there. Jesus' heart is inside me, and my heart is gone. So if God were to place a stethoscope against my chest, he would hear the heart of Jesus Christ beating.

Give a man religion without reminding him of his filth, and the result will be arrogance in a three- piece suit.

The Bible is God's Word given in man's language

When you keep the porch light on for the prodigal child, you do what God does every single moment.

What if you woke up this morning and had only the things you thanked God for yesterday?

God's mercies are new every morning. Receive them.

Can you imagine a life with no fear? What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats?

He saw you in your own Gethsemane and He didn't want you to be alone..He would rather go to hell for you than to haven without you.

Feed your fears and your faith will starve. Feed your faith, and your fears will.

Even though you may not understand how God works, you know he does.

Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say you're sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.

Let God have you, and let God love you - and don't be surprised if your heart begins to hear music you've never heard and your feet learn to dance as never before.

Waiting is an expectant patience. It's a patience that says, "I don't know what God is going to do, but I know God is going to do something."

Patience is more than a virtue for long lines and slow waiters. Patience is the red carpet upon which God's grace approaches us.

Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. To these I commit my day.

GRACEGRACE is the GIFT of God's Riches' the PEACE of God, The LOVE of God, The HOPE of God.

What I may intend for a story to communicate and what a story ends up communicating could be two different things. And it could be an even more positive thing.

Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then gives us the power to pull it off.

If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it.

There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us.

Focus on giants - you stumble. Focus on God - Giants tumble.

God will use your mess for good. We see a perfect mess; God sees a perfect chance to train, test , and teach.

God can't fill you when you are already full of yourself.

God is faithful even when his children are not.