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
What if you woke up this morning and had only the things you thanked God for yesterday?
Interpretation
This quote emphasizes the importance of gratitude in our lives.
Max Lucado's quote encourages us to reflect on our daily gratitude and appreciate what we have. It suggests that if we were only to keep the blessings we expressed thanks for, we might realize how much we take for granted and how vital gratitude is to our overall happiness and fulfillment.
In practice
Using this quote in a gratitude journal workshop to inspire participants.
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
You are the one that possesses the keys to your being. You carry the passport to your own happiness.
To fill the hourββthat is happiness.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product.
Man is the artificer of his own happiness.
Only a man who is happy can create happiness in others.
Be easy on yourself. Have fun. Only hang around people that are positive and make you feel good. Anybody who doesn't make you feel good, kick them to the curb. And the earlier you start in your life the better. The minute anybody makes you feel weird and non-included or not supported, you know, either beat it or tell them to beat it.
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