Quotes from Max Lucado

when your tongue is sharp enough to slice a rock. How

Yesterday's Chelsea would have made both children change before leaving the house. But today's Chelsea served her kids chocolate chip muffins and walked them to the bus stop, leaving a trail of glitter and crumbs.

Guilt leaves a tattooed heart.

Perhaps he singles out one person to show the others what he can do.

Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. Do not be anxious about anything" (Phil. 4:5–6 NIV).

Toda buena dádiva y todo don perfecto desciende de lo alto, del Padre de las luces, en el cual no hay mudanza, ni sombra de variación.

tenderhearted

Tenham cuidado, para não sobrecarregar o coração de vocês de [...] ansiedades da vida" (Lucas 21:34).

Sometimes your God-inspired gesture is exactly what a hurting soul needs to survive another day. DECEMBER 6 Don't become partners with those who reject God. How

The purpose of the Bible is to proclaim God's plan and passion to save his children. That is the reason this book has endured through the centuries … It is the treasure map that leads us to God's highest treasure, eternal life.

When you have God, you always have hope.

God gets it. When you reach out to him, he's not looking for fancy words that would impress your English teacher. He sees your heart. A groan, a look, a sigh—he speaks every language. He understands.

Death is God's way of taking people away from evil. From what kind of evil? An extended disease? An addiction? A dark season of rebellion? We don't know. But we know that no person lives one day more or less than God intends. "All the days planned for me were written in your book before I was one day old" (Ps. 139:16).

Sometimes God takes his time: One hundred twenty years to prepare Noah for the flood, eighty years to prepare Moses for his work. God called young David to be king but returned him to the sheep pasture. He called Paul to be an apostle and then isolated him in Arabia for perhaps three years. Jesus was on the earth for three decades before he built anything more than a kitchen table. How long will God take with you? He may take his time. His history is redeemed not in minutes but in lifetimes.

Maar toen ze de tranen voelde opwellen, weigerde ze te gaan huilen. Ze duwde de herinneringen ver van zich vandaan.

And because we look for the bonfire, we miss the candle. Because we listen for the shout, we miss the whisper. But it is in burnished candles that God comes, and through whispered promises he speaks: "When you doubt, look around; I am closer than you think.

That's the point. Listen closely. Jesus' love does not depend on what we do for him. Not at all. In the eyes of the King, you have value simply because you are. You don't have to look nice or perform well. Your value is inborn. Period.

Consejero admirable, Dios fuerte, Padre eterno, Príncipe de paz. ISAÍAS 9.6 (NVI)

The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: grace.

Ze was te ver van huis gegaan om nog terug te gaan.

Cuando pases a través de las aguas, yo estaré contigo; y a través de los ríos, ellos no te anegarán; cuando andes a través del fuego, no te quemará; ni la llama arderá en ti. (Isaías 43.2, traducción libre)6

Everything you say and everything you do should all be done for Jesus your Lord. —COLOSSIANS 3:17

Cuando usted rinde el máximo haciendo lo que mejor sabe hacer, pone una sonrisa en el rostro del Señor.

How many churches today find themselves paralyzed in the upper room? How many congregations have just enough religion to come together, but not enough passion to go out. If the doors aren't locked, they might as well be. Upper room futility - a little bit of faith but very little fire.