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A story does that: it will reach out and hook somebody and hold them for just a few moments while you unpack this story in their presence.

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Max Lucado
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: January 11
Author
Theologian
Writer
San Angelo
Texas
Presence
Reach
Hold
Somebody
Story
Moments
Stories
Unpack
Doe
Hook

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You'll get through this. It won't be painless. It won't be quick. But God will use this mess for good. In the meantime don't be foolish or naïve. But don't despair either. With God's help you will get through this.
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God is recruiting for himself a people who will populate heaven.
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God grants us an uncommon life to the degree we surrender our common one.
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God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine of religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the reward goes to those who settle for nothing less than Jesus himself. And what is the reward? What awaits those who seek Jesus? Nothing short of the heart of Jesus.
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No person is too hardened.
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Forgiveness is choosing to see your offender with different eyes.
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What to change your life? Begin by saying, The Lord is my shepherd.
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There is a difference between grace and mercy. Mercy is the decision of God not to punish us. But grace is the decision of God to save and bless us.
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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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Sometimes when you read the Bible, you find yourself asking, How does this book know that about me? How does it know that about our world - especially when it was written so long ago?
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Since our greatest need was forgiveness, God sent us a Savior. He became like us, so we could become like Him.
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The claims of Christ are always on trial, and we remain under oath! We are his witnesses for truth.
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What did Jesus come to do? God saves.
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You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done - but simply because you are.
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If we can understand that death is not the end but is really a transition into the next life, the great part of life, that frees us up into receiving God's courage and his help.
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Philosophers can debate the meaning of life, but you need a Lord who can declare the meaning of life.
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The most powerful life is the most simple life. The most powerful life is the life that knows where it's going, that knows where the source of strength is it is the life that stays free of clutter and happenstance and hurriedness.
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We (Christians) are always in the presence of God. There is never a non-sacred moment! His presence never diminishes. Our awareness of His presence may falter, but the reality of His presence never changes.
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Just when the truth about life sinks in, His truth starts to surface. He takes us by the hand and dares us not to sweep the facts under the rug but to confront them with him at our side.
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Immerse yourself in the curriculum of grace.
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