Quotes from Max Lucado

You make irreligion a religion. Leave the hypocrites up to me.

2. David majors in God. He sees the giant, mind you; he just sees God more so.

In the end it's not the flashy and flamboyant who survive. It is those with steady hands and sober minds.

Crear es algo muy diferente que construir. La diferencia es preciosamente obvia. Construir algo compromete solamente las manos. Mientras que crear algo compromete el corazón y el alma.

You cannot control the circumstances, but you can always control what you think of them.

Tal vez estos pensamientos te sorprendan. A mi también. Hace bastante que no tildo Jesús de amante de las fiestas. Pero lo era. ¡Sus adversarios lo acusaban de comer demasiado, beber demasiado y de andar con el tipo menos adecuado de personas ! (Véase Mateo 11:19) Debo confesar: Hace mucho no me acusan de divertirme demasiado. ¿Y a ti?

Spend all your love on her now. Forget not the hands, though spotted, The hair, though thinning, The eyes, though dim, For they are a part of you. And when they are gone, a part of you is gone. On the Anvil

Don't confuse God's love with the love of people. The love of people often increases with performance and decreases with mistakes. Not so with God's love. He loves you right where you are.

Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought. (Jer. 17:7–8, emphasis mine)

Give my friends and loved ones freedom from their idols as well so they can fully enjoy being part of your family. Help them know that you are their only creator and nothing on this earth has ownership of them.

Quiero hacer bien y no saber que lo hice.

what you have in Christ is greater than anything you don't have in life. You have God, who is crazy about you, and the forces of heaven to monitor and protect you.

If you marinate your mind in your problems, they will eventually corrode and corrupt your thoughts. But thoughts of God will preserve and refresh your attitudes.

He motions for you to lean forward. "I have a secret to tell you," he whispers, "the secret of satisfaction. 'The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want'" (Ps. 23: 1 NKJV). David has found the pasture where discontent goes to die. It's as if he is saying, "What I have in God is greater than what I don't have in life.

Right there in the middle of a world which isn't fair. He saw you betrayed by those you love. He saw you with a body which gets sick and a heart which grows weak . . . On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you. And the

On the Anvil

We would be wrong to think this change happens overnight. But we would be equally wrong to assume change never happens at all.

The name of Jesus has been used by some to harm and divide, but if you look at how he lived, you see how backward that really is. Jesus was not exclusive. He was radically inclusive.

God, the Master Weaver. He stretches the yarn and intertwines the colors, the ragged twine with the velvet strings, the pains with the pleasures. Nothing escapes his reach. Every king, despot, weather pattern, and molecule are at his command. He passes the shuttle back and forth across the generations, and as he does, a design emerges. Satan weaves; God reweaves.

The Psalms could be titled God's Book of Common Prayer.

Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. MATTHEW 11:29 (NIV)

Here is what I think: our biggest fears are sprained ankles to God. Here is what else I think: a lot of people live with unnecessary anxiety over temporary limps.

God's gifts and God's call are under full warranty— never canceled

3This is what the LORD All-Powerful, the God of Israel, says: Change your lives and do what is right!