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.
Max LucadoRead
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.
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes that we are valued for our connection to something greater than ourselves, which provides assurance despite failures.
Max Lucado's quote conveys a profound message about divine perspective and self-worth. It suggests that when God observes us, He does not focus on our flaws or failures but rather on the greater essence of who we are in relation to Him. This understanding instills confidence in our successful outcomes, assuring us that setbacks do not define us and that true victory is found in our faith and connection to the divine.
In practice
Including this quote in a motivational speech at a community event.
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.
When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
There's an antidote to our fears- trust. If we trust God more,we can fear less.
We will never be cleansed until we confess we are dirty. And we will never be able to wash the feet of those who have hurt us until we allow Jesus, the one we have hurt, to wash ours.
One of the things I discover a lot in marriage counseling is the husband or wife trying to get their spiritual thirst quenched by their partner; I think that's a real common mistake that we make.
Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia
Finally, if you want to write, you have to just shut up, pick up a pen, and do it. I'm sorry there are no true excuses. This is our life. Step forward. Maybe it's only for ten minutes. That's okay. To write feels better than all the excuses.
I used to dream about taking the ball 'round the keeper, stopping it on the line, and then getting on my hands and knees and heading it into the net. When I scored against Benfica in the 1968 European Cup final, I nearly did it. I left the keeper for dead, but then I chickened out.
It's like the first man to go to the moon, I will be the first man to run under two hours, this is crucial.
Hope is born of participation in hopeful solutions.
I have to have the 'umph.' I've got to feel it, because if it's not getting through to me, the audience sure as hell aren't going to feel it either.
All that Adam had, all that Caesar could, you have and can do.... Build, therefore, your own world.
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