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
Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes that God's love is freely given and not earned through deeds.
Max Lucado's quote highlights the fundamental belief that divine love is unconditional and inherent in our existence. It suggests that no matter what we do, we already possess God's affection, and it is not something that we need to strive to earn or work for, offering a sense of peace and acceptance.
Themes
LoveAffectionUnconditionalFaithBelonging
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a sermon to remind congregants of God's love.
More from Max Lucado
All quotes βWhen you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
Max LucadoRead
There's an antidote to our fears- trust. If we trust God more,we can fear less.
Max LucadoRead
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.
Max LucadoRead
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.
Max LucadoRead
Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia
Max LucadoRead
Similar quotes
Love like there's no tomorrow; live like there's no yesterday. We're forgiven; now go love people like we believe it
Bob GoffRead
If Marilyn is in love with my husband it proves she has good taste, for I am in love with him too.
Simone SignoretRead
Caretaking is different from care giving. Care giving has no second agendas or hidden motives. The care is given from love for the joy of giving without expectation, no strings attached. It cannot be manipulated or discouraged because love cannot be manipulated or discouraged.
Gary ZukavRead
At night, in the garden, it occurs to you that it might have been your heart that left you as you reached the capital. Your heart might not have travelled well, closed up in its cavity, quivering and gnawing at the bars of your ribcage during the commute. It might be tracking north now, along edgelands, past spoil-heaps and stands of pylons, under motorway passes, back to the higher ground. Back to him.
Sarah HallRead
Surrendering completely to love, be it human or divine, means giving up everything, including our own well-being or our ability to make decisions. It means loving in the deepest sense of the word. The truth is that we don't want to be saved in the way God has chosen; we want to keep absolute control over our every step, to be fully conscious of our decisions, to be capable of choosing the object of our devotion.
Paulo CoelhoRead
Don't weep, insects -- Lovers, stars themselves, Must part.
Kobayashi IssaRead