Inspirational Quotes by Max Lucado
“Don't get sucked into short-term thinking. Your struggles will not last forever, but you will.”
“It may seem that the calamity sucked your life out to sea, but it hasn't. You still have your destiny.”
“Think you have lost it all? You haven't. "God's gifts and God's call are under full warranty-- never canceled, never rescinded" (Rom. 11:29 MSG).”
“Cuando pases a través de las aguas, yo estaré contigo; y a través de los ríos, ellos no te anegarán; cuando andes a través del fuego, no te quemará; ni la llama arderá en ti. (Isaías 43.2, traducción libre)6”
“I have never been more or less saved than the moment I was first saved. Not one bad deed has deducted from my salvation. No good deed, if there are any, has enhanced it. My salvation has nothing to do with my work and everything to do with the finished work of Christ on the cross.”
“Peace is within reach, not for lack of problems, but because of the presence of a sovereign Lord. Rather than rehearse the chaos of the world, rejoice in the Lord’s sovereignty, as Paul did.”
“Tú puedes escoger en qué piensas. Puedes ser el controlador aéreo de tu aeropuerto mental. Ocupas la torre de control y puedes dirigir el tráfico mental de tu mundo. Los pensamientos sobrevuelan, vienen y van. Si alguno aterriza, es porque le diste permiso. Si se va, es porque le diste instrucciones de que lo hiciera. Tú puedes escoger tu patrón de pensamiento. Por eso el hombre sabio pide encarecidamente: «Y sobre todas las cosas, cuida tu mente, porque ella es la fuente de la vida» (Proverbios 4.23, TLA). ¿Quieres ser feliz mañana? Entonces siembra hoy semillas de felicidad.”
“Is fear coming at you from all sides? Then let God speak to you.”
“You cannot control the circumstances, but you can always control what you think of them.”
“Blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, And whose hope is the LORD. For he shall be like a tree planted by the waters, Which spreads out its roots by the river, And will not fear when heat comes; But its leaf will be green, And will not be anxious in the year of drought. (Jer. 17:7–8, emphasis mine)”
“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.”
“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.”
“A happy saint is one who is at the same time aware of the severity of sin and the immensity of grace.”
“Perceived control creates calm. Lack of control gives birth to fear.”
“You long for the fruit of the Spirit. But how do you bear this fruit? Try harder? No, hang tighter. Our assignment is not fruitfulness but faithfulness.”
“We Christians tend to miss this. We banter about pledges to “change the world,” “make a difference for Christ,” “lead people to the Lord.” Yet these are by-products of the Christ-focused life. Our goal is not to bear fruit. Our goal is to stay attached.”
“La Biblia tiene una idea mejor. En lugar de buscar control absoluto, renuncia a él. No puedes controlar el mundo, pero sí puedes confiárselo a Dios. Este es el mensaje detrás del consejo de Pablo de «[ alegrarse] siempre en el Señor». La paz está al alcance, no por falta de problemas, sino debido a la presencia de un Señor soberano.”
“Your anxiety decreases as your understanding of your father increases.”
“¡El Señor está cerca! No estás solo. Tal vez te sientes solo. Puedes pensar que estás solo. Sin embargo, no existe ningún momento en el que enfrentes la vida sin ayuda. Dios está cerca.”
“Guilt sucks the life out of our souls. Grace restores it.”
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Max Lucado is a preacher with a storyteller’s gift—a pastor’s heart and a poet’s pen. Max’s sermons begin at home with the congregation at Oak Hills Church, which he has led for more than two decades. It is in this setting that his stories are first told, from a pastor’s heart. Eventually some of these sermons and stories are refined and fashioned into books that are shared far beyond the walls of Oak Hills and the city limits of San Antonio, Texas. Max’s words have traveled around the world in more than 41 languages via more than 100 million individual products.Max Lucado’s first book, On the Anvil, was published in 1985. 2013 brings the release of Max’s 30th trade book, You’ll Get Through This (September), which beautifully illustrates Lucado’s ongoing mission to encourage the brokenhearted and to remind all readers of the healing love of God. Max and family moved back to Texas in 1988, and Max has been a minister at Oak Hills Church ever since. Max and Denalyn have three grown daughters, two in ministry, one in publishing, and one son-in-law, also serving in ministry.
Max Lucado is a best-selling Christian author and minister of writing and preaching at Oak Hills Church (formerly the Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas. Lucado has written more than 50 books with 28 million copies in print.
After serving as the pulpit minister for 20 years, Lucado announced in early 2007 that he was stepping down due to health concerns related to atrial fibrillation. Lucado has since assumed the ministry role of writing and preaching at Oak Hills. He co-pastors the church with one of Willow Creek's former teaching pastors, Randy Frazee.
Lucado was named "America's Pastor" by Christianity Today magazine and in 2005 was named by Reader's Digest as "The Best Preacher in America." He has been featured on The Fox News Channel, NBC Nightly News, Larry King Live, and USA Today. His books are regularly on the New York Times Best Seller List. He has been featured speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast.