Quotes from Max Lucado

We have been taught that the Christian life is a life of peace, and when we don't have peace, we assume the problem lies within us.

You wanted to know how you'll make it on your own?" Manny asked as the sights and sounds of the lush Jerusalem garden gave way to the sterile hospital chapel. "You'll never know. Because you never will be.

Relationships don't thrive because the guilty are punished but because the innocent are merciful.

There is no separation. There is no chasm between you and the heavens. There is no divider, no veil between you and God's love.

1.?Encourage one another (1 Thess. 5:11). 2.?Bear with one another (Eph. 4:2). 3.?Regard one another as more important (Phil. 2:4). 4.?Greet one another (Rom. 16:16). 5.?Pray for one another (James 5:16). 6.?Serve one another (Gal. 5:13). 7.?Accept one another (Rom. 15:7). 8.?Admonish one another (Col. 3:16). 9.?Forgive one another (Eph. 4:32). 10.?Love one another (1 John 3:11).

Jesus, right now, at this moment, in the midst of your storm, is interceding for you. The King of the universe is speaking on your behalf. He is calling out to the heavenly Father. He is urging the help of the Holy Spirit. He is advocating for a special blessing to be sent your way. You do not fight the wind and waves alone. It's not up to you to find a solution. You have the mightiest Prince and the holiest Advocate standing up for

He made you you-nique.

Imagine Jesus today: He is leaning over, bending down close to someone who is hurt. He's listening. His eyes fill with tears as He hears that person's troubles. Then His hand gently brushes away a tear. He was hurt once too. He understands.

Grace is the voice that calls us to change and then enables us to yield to its transforming power. Grace matters because Jesus matters, and it works because he does.

Author Glennon Doyle Melton wrote, "Every time we open our mouths and speak, we are either saying let their be light or let their be darkness.

Shame is a child of self-centeredness. Heaven's occupants are not self-centered, they are Christ-centered. You will be in your sinless state. The sinless don't protect a reputation or project an image. You won't be ashamed. You'll be happy to let God do in heaven what he did on earth—be honored in your weaknesses. Heads bowed in shame? No. Heads bowed in worship? No doubt.

We know Satan will attack weak spots first. Forty days of fasting left Jesus famished, so Satan began with the topic of bread. Jesus' stomach was empty, so to the stomach Satan turned. Where are you empty? Are you hungry for attention, craving success, longing for intimacy? Be aware of your weaknesses. Bring them to God before Satan brings them to you. Satan will tell you to turn stones into bread (Matt 4:3). In other words, meet your own needs, take matters into your own hands.