Max Lucado

"On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you."

- Max Lucado

"He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning... Face it, friend. He is crazy about you!"

- Max Lucado

"There is a time for risky love. There is a time for extravagant gestures. There is a time to pour out your affections on one you love. And when the time comes — seize it, don't miss it."

- Max Lucado

"My father didn’t do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do—be there."

- Max Lucado

"Love like there’s no tomorrow, and if tomorrow comes, love again."

- Max Lucado

"The story of Christmas is the story of God’s relentless love for us."

- Max Lucado

"Dig deep enough in every heart and you’ll find it: a longing for meaning, a quest for purpose. As surely as a child breathes, he will someday wonder, What is the purpose of my life?"

- Max Lucado

"No matter what the storm clouds bring, you can face your pain with courage and hope. For two thousand years ago-six hours, one Friday-Christ firmly planted in bedrock three solid anchor points that we can all cling to. For the heart scarred with futility, that Friday holds purpose. For the life blackened with failure, that Friday holds forgiveness. And for the soul looking into the tunnel of death, that Friday holds deliverance."

- Max Lucado

"When all of earth turns against you, all of heaven turns toward you. To keep your balance in a crooked world, look at the mountains. Think of Home."

- Max Lucado

"We see a hearse; we think sorrow. We see a grave; we think despair. We hear of a death; we think of a loss. Not so in heaven. When heaven sees a breathless body, it sees the vacated cocoon & the liberated butterfly."

- Max Lucado

"People assume when they come into a church and see a person up there speaking, 'That person must be a good person.' My challenge through the years has been believing that: 'I guess I must be a really good person.' I struggle with it. It just helps me to keep that confessional posture."

- Max Lucado

""Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference.""

- Max Lucado

"No one can do everything, but everyone can do something."

- Max Lucado

"A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd."

- Max Lucado

"You are valuable just because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are."

- Max Lucado

"God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile."

- Max Lucado

"Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right."

- Max Lucado

"No one can pray and worry at the same time."

- Max Lucado

"Our belief in God is not blind faith. Belief is having a firm conviction something is true, not hoping it’s true."

- Max Lucado

"Baptism is the initial step of a faithful heart."

- Max Lucado

"Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but with imagination."

- Max Lucado

"Matthew loved the magi. He gave their story more square inches of text than he gave the narrative of the birth of Jesus. He never mentions the shepherds or the manger, but he didn’t want us to miss the star and the seekers. It’s easy to see why. Their story is our story."

- Max Lucado

"The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: 'grace.'"

- Max Lucado

"God never said that the journey will be easy, but he did say that the arrival will be worthwhile."

- Max Lucado

"You are valuable simply because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done, but simply because you are."

- Max Lucado

"Our prayers may be awkward. Our attempts may be feeble. But since the power of prayer is in the one who hears it and not in the one who says it, our prayers do make a difference."

- Max Lucado

"Become a worry-slapper. Treat frets like mosquitoes. Do you procrastinate when a bloodsucking bug lights on your skin? 'I'll take care of it in a moment.' Of course, you don't! You give the critter the slap it deserves. Be equally decisive with anxiety."

- Max Lucado

"The grateful heart is like a magnet sweeping over the day, collecting reasons for gratitude."

- Max Lucado

"My father didn't do anything unusual. He only did what dads are supposed to do—be there."

- Max Lucado

"Next time a sunrise steals your breath or a meadow of flowers leaves you speechless, remain that way."

- Max Lucado