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God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
Trace
Trust
Hand
Hands
Heart

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I think there is, not in the sense that I enjoy it, but that it's an important question. It's the question, Does the presence of pain mean God doesn't care? Does God not love me anymore? I think that's a very common connection we tend to make.
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If you knew Jesus was coming tomorrow, what would you do today? Then do it!
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I'm protective of the reputation of Christ and the church.
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If you concern yourself with your neighbor’s talents, you’ll neglect your own. But if you concern yourself with yours, you could inspire both!
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There's a great place for good Christian children's books. After the upcoming projects I'm working on, I'd like to turn my attention back to children's books. Maybe with a granddaughter I'll have more inspiration and new ideas.
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Our society is just less open to platitudes, more open to stories.
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Bread of Life? Jesus lived up to the title. But an unopened loaf does a person no good. Have you received the bread? Have you received God's forgiveness?
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What makes a Christian a Christian is not perfection but forgiveness.
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What I'm urging people to do is trust in the sovereignty of God.
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Let your failures refine you, not define you.
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It's my hope that as you dip your toe into the Bible's story and viewpoint, you'll find yourself feeling that the Good Book knows more about the world - and about you - than any normal book does.
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How my relationship with my parents influenced my writing, really not at all. My dad was a mechanic, my mom a nurse.
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Courage does not panic it prays. Courage does not bemoan it believes. Courage does not languish it listens
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I think we live in slavery to fear. Most people don't have an answer to the death question and really don't even have a philosophy. That is a puzzle to me. I think even if I was not a Christian, I would want to at least have a personal solution to the death question. Otherwise, death is just a frightening thing.
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Baptism is the initial step of a faithful heart.
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Forgiveness doesn't diminish justice it just entrusts it to God. He guarantees the right retribution.
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You present a challenge to Satan's plan. You carry something of God within you, something noble and holy, something the world needs - wisdom, kindness, mercy, skill. If Satan can neutralize you, he can mute your influence.
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It's one thing for me to tell people not to worry. It's another thing entirely to quote Matthew 6, where Jesus says, Why do you worry? The birds of the air, the flowers of the field... He says, I tell you, do not worry.
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God is recruiting for himself a people who will populate heaven.
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God comes on his own terms. He comes when commands are revered, hearts are clean, and confession is made.
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