Quotes from Max Lucado

In our loneliest moments the One who formed our "inmost being and knitted us together in the womb" offers us a friendship, a nearness unlike any other. God created our inmost and our outermost beings. He knows us emotionally, physically, and mentally better than anyone else.

No one's fate is sealed. No one is unloved or unlovable. But Satan wants us to think we are. He wants to leave us in a swarm of anxious, negative thoughts.

In the great orchestra we call life, you have an instrument and a song, and you owe it to God to play them both sublimely.

Your anxiety decreases as your understanding of your father increases.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, all your mind, and all your strength." Mark 12:30

Our Savior kneels down and gazes upon the darkest acts of our lives. But rather than recoil in horror, he reaches out in kindness and says, "I can clean that if you want." And from the basin of his grace, he scoops a palm full of mercy and washes away our sin.

No problem is unsolvable. No life is irredeemable. No one's fate is sealed. No one is unloved or unlovable.

Read this definition of calm: "For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever. He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the LORD. His heart is steady" (Ps. 112:6—8 ESV). According to this verse, where does steadiness originate?

Now that I, your Lord and Teacher, have washed your feet, you also should wash one another's feet. I have set you an example that you should do as I have done for you" (John 13:14—15).

Ask the Lord for greater trust in the nearness of his presence today.

It is only when we let go of life as we know it that we discover true life—the glorious plan laid out by God.

Writings from Max Lucado Our world is stressed. Jesus gets that. He faced the issues we face and some far more severe than we ever will. He taught how to deal with the challenges of life. And the key to what he taught is to believe God cares for you.