Quotes from Max Lucado

what you have in Christ is greater than anything you don't have in life.

Remember, God is in this crisis. Ask him to give you an index card–sized plan, two or three steps you can take today.

The big news of the Bible is not that you fight for God but that God fights for you.

In changing times lay hold of the unchanging character of God.

prayer isn't asking God to do what we want. Prayer is asking God to do what is right.

When God sends signs, be faithful. Let them lead you to Scripture. As Scripture directs, be humble. Let it lead you to worship. And

Las lágrimas son el material con el cual el paraíso entreteje su más brillante arco iris.

Thank you, God. For the jam on our toast and the milk on our cereal. For the blanket that calms us and the joke that delights us and the warm sun that reminds us of God's love.

Remember, disappointment is cured by revamped expectations.

We, like Paul, are aware of two things: We are great sinners and we need a great savior. We, like Peter, are aware of two facts: We are going down and God is standing up. So we … leave behind the Titanic of self-righteousness and stand on the solid path of God's grace.

Bloodstains, tearstains are everywhere. Joseph's heart was rubbed raw against the rocks of disloyalty and miscarried justice. Yet time and time again God redeemed the pain. The torn robe became a royal one. The pit became a palace. The broken family grew old together. The very acts intended to destroy God's servant turned out to strengthen him.

A happy saint is one who is at the same time aware of the severity of sin and the immensity of grace.

Mother Teresa is credited with saying, "God didn't call us to be successful, just faithful.

Prayers move God. And God moves angels.

The question is not, will God keep his promises, but, will we build our lives upon them?

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5 – 6 NIV

You meant evil against me, Joseph told his brothers, using a Hebrew verb that traces its meaning to weave or plait. You wove evil, he was saying, but God rewove it together for good. God, the Master Weaver.

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 Angles Were Silent

Happiness is found by giving it away.

The key to spiritual growth is not increased church attendance or involvement in spiritual activities. People don't grow in Christ because they are busy at church. They grow in Christ when they read and trust their Bibles.

Pray for people. Serve more. Practice patience. And, bring the best out in people.

Out of the lions' den for Daniel, the prison for Peter, the whale's belly for Jonah, Goliath's shadow for David the storm for the disciples, disease for the lepers, doubt for Thomas, the grave for Lazarus, and the shackles for Paul. God gets us through stuff.

That God saw him as such gives hope to us all.

Nothing in his story glosses over the presence of evil. Quite the contrary. Bloodstains, tearstains are everywhere. Joseph's heart was rubbed raw against the rocks of disloyalty and miscarried justice. Yet time and time again God redeemed the pain. The torn robe became a royal one. The pit became a palace. The broken family grew old together. The very acts intended to destroy God's servant turned out to strengthen him.