Max Lucado Quotes

“Remember, you are special because I made you. And I don't make mistakes.”

“I choose gentleness… Nothing is won by force. I choose to be gentle. If I raise my voice may it be only in praise. If I clench my fist, may it be only in prayer. If I make a demand, may it be only of myself.”

“Forgive and give as if it were your last opportunity. Love like there's no tomorrow, and if tomorrow comes, love again.”

“If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning… Face it, friend. He is crazy about you!”

“Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.”

“‎Mark it down: God loves you with an unearthly love. You can't win it by being winsome. You can't lose it by being a loser. But you can be blind enough to resist it”

“You will never forgive anyone more than God has already forgiven you.”

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

“There is no way our little minds can comprehend the love of God. But that didn't keep him from coming.”

“Da Vinci painted one Mona Lisa. Beethoven composed one Fifth Symphony. And God made one version of you.”

“God loves you just the way you are, but Heto leave you that way. He wants you to be just like Jesus.”

“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.”

“He loves each one of us like there is only one of us to love

(when God whisper your name)”

“To the loved, a word of affection is a morsel; but to the love-starved, a word of affection can be a feast.”

“Sometimes God allows what he hates to accomplish what he loves.”

“The key is this: Meet today's problems with today's strength. Don't start tackling tomorrow's problems until tomorrow. You do not have tomorrow's strength yet. You simply have enough for today.”

“We may speak about a place where there are no tears, no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the benefits of heaven. The beauty of heaven is seeing God.”

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

“Don't worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It's not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.”

“You are the only you God made… God made you and broke the mold.”

“Forgiveness is unlocking the door to set someone free and realising you were the prisoner!”

“You weren't an accident. You weren't mass produced. You aren't an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.”

“Once there was an old man who lived in a tiny village. Although poor, he was envied by all, for he owned a beautiful white horse.”

“Whether it be a curse or a blessing, I can’t say. All we can see is a fragment. Who can say what will come next?”

“No one knows if it is a blessing or a curse. No one is wise enough to know. Only God knows.”

“Lower your expectations of earth. This isn't Heaven, so don't expect it to be.”

“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.”

“The past does not have to be your prison. You have a voice in your destiny. You have a say in your life. You have a choice in the path you take.”

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

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

“No person [should] walk out into the world to begin the day until he or she has stood beneath the cross to receive God’s love.”

“God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.”

“A book should be a garden that fits in the hands. Word-petals of color. Stems of strength. roots of truth. Turn a page and turn the seasons. Read the sentence and enjoy the roses.”

“A few songs with Him might change the way you sing. Forever.”

“Though we may not be able to see His purpose or His plan, the Lord of heaven is on His throne and in firm control of the universe and our lives.”

“When God looks at you, he doesn’t see you; he sees the One who surrounds you. That means that failure is not a concern for you. Your victory is secure.”

“The people who make a difference
are not the ones with the credentials
but the ones with the concern.”

“Jesus tends to his people individually. He personally sees to our needs. We all receive Jesus' touch. We experience his care.”

“We see a hearse; we think sorrow. We see a grave; we think despair. We hear of a death; we think of a loss. Not so in heaven. When heaven sees a breathless body, it sees the vacated cocoon & the liberated butterfly.”

“Greed is not defined by what something costs; it is measured by what it costs you. If anything costs you your faith or your family, the price is too high. Such is the point Jesus makes in the parable of the portfolio.”

“Don't measure the size of the mountain; talk to the One who can move it.”

“No one can do everything, but everyone can do something”

“When grace moves in… guilt moves out”

“Though you see nothing, he is acting.”

“You need someone to lift your spirits. You need someone to look you in the face and say, "This isn't the end. Don't give up. There is a better place than this. And I'll lead you there.”

“People are watching the way we act, more than they are listening to what we say.”

“We forget that IMPOSSIBLE is one of God's favorite words”

“When he says we’re forgiven, let’s unload the guilt. When he says we’re valuable, let’s believe him…. When he says we’re provided for, let’s stop worrying. God’s efforts are strongest when our efforts are useless”

“God wants us to know we are saved, for saved people are dangerous people, willing to face off with the world, unafraid of the consequences since they know that, whatever happens, they will have eternal life.”

“Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.”

“CAN is 100 times more important than IQ”

“Worry divides the mind.”

“The wizard [of Oz] says look inside yourself and find self. God says look inside yourself and find [the Holy Spirit]. The first will get you to Kansas.
The latter will get you to heaven.
Take your pick.”

“God leads us. God will do the right thing at the right time. And what a difference that makes.”

“Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the One who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.”

“Who are they to give stars or dots? They're Wemmicks just like you."
Eli to Punchinello (p. 25)”

“May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.”

“The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So if you need to brag, brag about that.”

“Conflict is inevitable but combat is optional.”

“God sees us with the eyes of a Father. He sees our defects, errors and blemishes. But He also sees our value.”

“We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty. And we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one we have hurt, to wash ours.”

“When God gives an assignment, he also gives the skill. Study your skills, then, to reveal your assignment.”

“The only mistake is not to risk making one.”

“You will be at your best forever, Even now you have good moments. Occasional glimpses of your heavenly self. When you change your baby's diaper, forgive your boss's temper, tolerate your spouse's moodiness, you display traces of saintliness.”

“Nothing fosters courage like a clear grasp of grace… & nothing fosters fear like an ignorance of mercy”

“He promises a lamp unto our feet, not a crystal ball into the future.”