Quotes from Max Lucado

Do whatever it takes to keep your gaze on [God]. Memorize Scripture. Sing hymns. Read biographies of great people. Ponder the testimonies of faithful Christians... Make the deliberate decision to set your hope on Him.

Many people believe this world is as good as it gets, and let's face it. It's not that good. But People of the Promise have an advantage. They determine to ponder, proclaim, and pray the promises of God. They are like Abraham who "didn't tiptoe around God's promise asking cautiously skeptical questions. He plunged into the promise and came up strong" (Rom. 4:20 THE MESSAGE). They filter life through the promises of God. When

Jesus was robustly thankful.

How is your eyesight? Are you able to see beyond your problems to the goodness and love beyond? This is where God lives—behind the scenes, at work, arranging your troubles of today into a brighter tomorrow.

God's great grace wipes out everything else on the landscape. It is not puny but plentiful. Not teeny but torrential. Not mini but majestic. It meets us right now and equips us with courage, wisdom, and strength. So hang on—the next wave is coming!

As soon as you can, pay your debts. As long as you can, give the benefit of the doubt. As much as you can, give thanks. He's already given us more than we deserve.

Celebrate. Ask. Leave. Meditate. C.A.L.M.

Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus" (Phil. 4:6—7).

Choose Calm 6.?Ponder this statement: "The mind cannot at the same time be full of God and full of fear.

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why so disturbed within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him. (Ps. 42:5 NIV)4

Are you feeling exposed to the storms of life? Read Psalm 91, a wonderful promise from God. When we love him and tell others about that love, he moves to protect us. "I will be with them in trouble. I will rescue and honor them" (v. 15 NLT).

You'll go nowhere tomorrow that I haven't already been.