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I see that a lot in my own life and in the lives of others.Does the presence of pain mean the absence of God?

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
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San Angelo
Texas
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Life
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I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical... the tool of the lazy thinker. I will refuse to see people as anything less than human beings, created by God. I will refuse to see any problem as anything less than an opportunity to see God.
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God is able to place stars in their sockets & suspend sky like a curtain surely He is mighty enough to light your path.
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The worship of safety emasculates greatness.
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The Bible is the story of two gardens. Eden and Gethsemane. In the first, Adam took a fall. In the second, Jesus took a stand.
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When no one is watching, live as if someone is.
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Prayer lets God do what he does best. Take a pebble & kill a Goliath. Take the common, make it spectacular! Pray & see what He can do.
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Don't quit. For if you do, you may miss the answer to your prayers.
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What I'm urging people to do is trust in the sovereignty of God.
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Don't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
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Our God is abundant in love and steadfast in mercy. He saves us, not because we trust in a symbol, but because we trust in a Savior.
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God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.
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In the manger God loves you through the cross God saves you. But has he taken you to his home? Not yet.
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Answer the big question of eternity, and the little questions of life fall into perspective.
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The purpose of the Bible is simply to proclaim God's plan to save His children. It asserts that man is lost and needs to be saved. And it communicates the message that Jesus is the God in the flesh sent to save His children.
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I think the current book [for Christian apologetics] is by Lee Strobel, its called A Case for Christ.
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One phrase summarizes the horror of hell. God isn't there.
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The same hand that stilled the seas stills your guilt. The same hand that cleansed the Temple cleanses your heart. The hand is the hand of God. The nail is the nail of God. And as the hands of Jesus opened for the nail, the doors of heaven opened for you.
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