Max Lucado, who Christianity Today has called “America’s Pastor,” is a pastor, speaker, and best-selling author who has sold more than 120 million copies of his books worldwide. His books have also been translated into 54 languages. According to his website: “As a writer, Max is known for combining poetic storytelling and homespun humor with the heart of a pastor.”1
His quotations are some of the most uplifting and encouraging words that I know of. All the quotations below, by Max, are from the following websites:2
“You have a God who hears you, the power of love behind you, the Holy Spirit within you, and all of heaven ahead of you. If you have the Shepherd, you have grace for every sin, direction for every turn, a candle for every corner and an anchor for every storm. You have everything you need.”
“Gratitude lifts our eyes off the things we lack so we might see the blessings we possess.”
“You weren’t an accident. You weren’t mass produced. You aren’t an assembly-line product. You were deliberately planned, specifically gifted, and lovingly positioned on the earth by the Master Craftsman.”
“If your God is mighty enough to ignite the sun, could it be that He is mighty enough to light your path?”
“Focus on giants – you stumble. Focus on God – Giants tumble.”
“You are valuable because you exist. Not because of what you do or what you have done – but simply because you are.”
“God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile.”
“If God had a refrigerator, your picture would be on it. If He had a wallet, your photo would be in it. He sends you flowers every spring and a sunrise every morning… Face it, friend. He is crazy about you!”
“God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.”
“God can’t fill you when you are already full of yourself.”
“The maker of the stars would rather die for you than live without you. And that is a fact. So, if you need to brag, brag about that.”
“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.”
“Which would you prefer? To be king of the mountain for a day? Or to be a child of God for eternity?”
“Jesus took your punishment, and God gave you credit for Jesus’ perfection.”
“I think it’s noteworthy that the Almighty didn’t act high and mighty. The Holy One wasn’t holier-than-thou. The One who knew it all wasn’t a know-it-all. The One who made the stars didn’t keep his head in them. The One who owns all the stuff of earth never strutted it.”
“God loves people just the way they are, but He loves them too much to leave them that way!”
“Answer the big question of eternity, and the little questions of life fall into perspective.”
“Nature is God’s first missionary. Where there is no Bible there are sparkling stars. Where there are not preachers there are spring times… If a person has nothing but nature, then nature is enough to reveal something about God.”
“The story of Joseph is in the Bible for this reason: to teach you to trust God to trump evil. What Satan intends for evil, God, the Master Weaver and Master Builder, redeems for good.”
“The key to spiritual growth is not increased church attendance or involvement in spiritual activities. People don’t grow in Christ because they are busy at church. They grow in Christ when they read and trust their Bibles.”
“God meets daily needs daily. Not weekly or annually. He will give you what you need when it is needed.”
“You and I are commanded—not urged, commanded—to keep no list of wrongs.”
“Sin is not an unfortunate slip or a regrettable act; it is a posture of defiance against a holy God.”
“Does the presence of pain mean the absence of God? I try to help people see that God uses pain, that pain is one of the ways God shapes us into the kind of beings He wants us to be for eternity.”
“When Christ was born, so was our hope.”
“What does a life without anxiety look like? With God as your helper, you’ll 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’ll discover a life that’s characterized by calm and will develop tools for facing the onslaughts of anxiety.”
“God’s greatest blessings often come costumed as disasters. Any doubters need to do nothing more than ascend the hill of Calvary.”
1 Max Lucado about Max best selling Christian Author San Antonio TX
2 All these quotes are from the websites below:
Inspirational Quotes by Max Lucado (bibleportal.com)
Max Lucado Quotes (Author of You Are Special)