Quotes from Max Lucado

La mayoría de nosotros puede llevarle nuestros problemas a Cristo, sin embargo, ¿somos capaces de dejarlos allí? ¿Permanentemente? ¿Con fe? Otra vez, dejemos que María sea nuestro modelo. Ella le llevó su problema a Jesús y lo dejó allí. «Lo que sea que él les diga, háganlo». Resiste el impulso de reclamar el problema una vez que lo has entregado.

With God as your helper, you will sleep better tonight and smile more tomorrow. You'll reframe the way you face your fears. You'll learn how to talk yourself off the ledge, view bad news through the lens of sovereignty, discern the lies of Satan, and tell yourself the truth. You will discover a life that is characterized by calm and will develop tools for facing the onslaughts of anxiety.

In God's hands intended evil becomes eventual good. That's the message of Genesis 50:20 and the heart of Joseph's story.

A person may have feigned belief but not meant it. Judas is an example of one who seemed to have been saved but in truth was not. For three years he followed Christ. While the others were becoming apostles, he was becoming a tool of Satan.

God is there in the kindness of a stranger. In the beauty of the sunset. In the gentle word and the hug just when you need it.

Your belief system is not concerned with the exterior of the tent but the interior. It is the set of convictions (poles)—all of them unseen—upon which your faith depends. If your belief system is strong, you will stand. If it is weak, the storm will prevail.

God sent Jesus to tell us he knows what it is like to be a human in this world.

And at the supper, Jesus is not the served but the servant. It was Jesus who, during the supper, put on the garb of a servant and washed the disciples' feet (John 13:5).

God's thoughts are not our thoughts. They are not anything like ours. Our thoughts aren't even in the same neighborhood.

You will never go wrong doing what is right.

I praise you because you made me in an amazing and wonderful way. [ Psalm 139:14 NCV ]

We love earthly things that rust and break. God loves heavenly things that last forever. We are overjoyed by our victories. He is overjoyed by our confessions.

Perceived control creates calm. Lack of control gives birth to fear.

consequence free.

We look at the Nike star player with the million-dollar smile and say, "I want to be like him." God points to His Son—who suffered the cross to save you—and says, "I want you to be like Him.

Proverbs 27:5–6 5It is better to correct someone openly than to have love and not show it. 6The slap of a friend can be trusted to help you, but the kisses of an enemy are nothing but lies.

The Lord's Supper is a gift to you. The Lord's Supper is a sacrament,4 not a sacrifice.5

What the world has overlooked, your Father has remembered, and sooner than you can imagine, you will be blessed by him.

He knows your name. And he can't wait to get you home.

Joseph's pit came in the form of a cistern. Maybe yours came in the form of a diagnosis, a foster home, or a traumatic injury. Joseph

there are times when hearts grow so hard and ears so dull that God turns us over to endure the consequences of our choices.

The burlap bag of worry. Cumbersome. Chunky. Unattractive. Scratchy. Hard to get a handle on. Irritating to carry and impossible to give away. No one wants your worries.

You can be the air traffic controller of your mental airport. You occupy the control tower and can direct the mental traffic of your world.

you will get to know God, his purpose for you, and his love for you like you never have before.