Top 500 Max Lucado Quotes (2025 Update)
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101. “To accept grace is to admit failure, a step we are hesitant to take. We opt to impress God with how good we are rather than confessing how great he is.”

— Max Lucado

102. “The Bible teaches us that God does not cause pain, but that He uses pain and evil to advance His cause and shape His servants.”

— Max Lucado

103. “A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.”

— Max Lucado

104. “Do you understand what God has done? He has deposited a Christ seed in you. As it grows you will change. It’s not that sin has no more presence in your life, but rather that sin has no more power over your life.”

— Max Lucado

105. “Jesus isn’t a God who stayed on the mountaintop – he’s a Savior who came down and lived and worked with the people.”

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106. “Though you see nothing, he is acting.”

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107. “On the eve of the cross, Jesus made his decision. He would rather go to hell for you than go to heaven without you.”

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108. “The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of life with one word: ‘grace.’”

— Max Lucado

109. “It’s not about winning or losing, but love and respect.”

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110. “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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111. “I believe ingratitude is the original sin. I believe if Adam and Eve had been grateful for the garden of Eden they had, they would not have been so focused on the one tree they didn’t have.”

— Max Lucado

112. “Answer the big question of eternity, and the little questions of life fall into perspective.”

— Max Lucado

113. “Waiting is a sustained effort to stay focused on God through prayer and belief.”

— Max Lucado

114. “What Christ does in us and through us will always be ‘exceedingly abundantly above all we ask or think.’”

— Max Lucado

115. “As long as you are stationary, no one will complain. Dogs don’t bark at parked cars.”

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116. “The lack of God-centeredness leads to self-centeredness.”

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117. “God has proven himself as a faithful father. Now it falls to us to be trusting children.”

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118. “I’ve never been surprised by God’s judgment, but I’m still stunned by His grace.”

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119. “Our moods may shift, but God’s doesn’t. Our minds may change, but God’s doesn’t. Our devotion may falter, but God’s never does. Even if we are faithless, He is faithful, for He cannot betray himself. He is a sure God.”

— Max Lucado

120. “The One who saved your soul longs to remake your heart. Let’s fix our eyes on Jesus. Perhaps in seeing Him, we will see what we can become!”

— Max Lucado

121. “Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist.”

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122. “Hope is not a granted wish or a favor performed; no it is far greater than that. It is a zany, unpredictable dependence on a God who loves to surprise us out of our socks.”

— Max Lucado

123. “Nature is God’s workshop. The sky is his resume. The universe is his calling card. You want to know who God is? See what he has done.”

— Max Lucado

124. “The mind that is full of God is empty of anxiety. Are you troubled, restless, sleepless? Then think of God more!”

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125. “Patience is more than a virtue for long lines and slow waiters. Patience is the red carpet upon which God’s grace approaches us.”

— Max Lucado

126. “If I succeed, I will give thanks. If I fail, I will seek His grace.”

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127. “Resentment is when you allow what’s eating you to eat you up. Revenge is the raging fire that consumes the arsonist. Bitterness is the trap that snares the hunter. And mercy is the choice that can set them all free.”

— Max Lucado

128. “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.”

— Max Lucado

129. “The church is never a place to show off. Do your good deeds quietly. Serve; don’t seek to be seen.”

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130. “Worship is the thank you that can’t be silenced.”

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131. “To call yourself a child of God is one thing. To be called a child of God by those who watch your life is another thing altogether.”

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132. “Your challenge is not your challenge. Your challenge is the way you think about your challenge. Your problem is not your problem; it is the way you look at it. You can’t always control your circumstances, but you can control the way you process them.”

— Max Lucado

133. “Faith is the bird that sings while it is yet dark.”

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134. “When God gives an assignment, he also gives the skill. Study your skills, then, to reveal your assignment.”

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135. “The secret of loving is living loved.”

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136. “When God looks at you, he doesn’t see you; he sees the One who surrounds you. That means that failure is not a concern for you. Your victory is secure.”

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137. “Be a child again. Flirt. Giggle. Dip your cookies in your milk. Take a nap. Say you’re sorry if you hurt someone. Chase a butterfly. Be a child again.”

— Max Lucado

138. “A nation is blessed when it has godly leaders.”

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139. “God loves you because He has chosen to do so.”

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140. “We may speak about a place where there are no tears, no death, no fear, no night; but those are just the benefits of heaven. The beauty of heaven is seeing God.”

— Max Lucado

141. “When we submit to God’s plans, we can trust our desires. Our assignment is found at the intersection of God’s plan and our pleasures.”

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142. “But it is in storms that God does his finest work, for it is in storms that God has our keenest attention.”

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143. “Gratitude develops faith. The surest path out of a slump is marked by the road sign “thank you, God.””

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144. “Yesterday you can’t alter, but your reaction to yesterday you can. The past you cannot change, but your response to your past you can.”

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145. “Don’t worry about having the right words; worry more about having the right heart. It’s not eloquence he seeks, just honesty.”

— Max Lucado

146. “May you live in such a way that your death is just the beginning of your life.”

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147. “You’re never without hope, because you’re never without prayer.”

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148. “When you recognize God as Creator, you will admire Him. When you recognize His wisdom, you will learn from Him. When you discover His strength, you will rely on Him. But only when He saves you will you worship Him.”

— Max Lucado

149. “God is kind, but he is not soft. He takes us firmly by the hand and leads us into a radical life change.”

— Max Lucado

150. “Baptism separates the tire kickers from the car buyers.”

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