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It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy QUOTES

It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy QUOTES

1 " God does not exist to make a big deal out of us. We exist to make a big deal out of him. It’s not about you. It’s not about me. It’s all about him. "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

2 " Need unchanging truth to trust? Try God's. His truth never wavers "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

3 " Want to see the size of my love?" he invites. "Ascend the winding path outside Jerusalem. Follow the dots of bloody dirt until you crest the hill. Before looking up, pause and hear me whisper, "This is how much i love you. "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

4 " The brevity of life grants power to abide, not an excuse to bail. Fleeting days don’t justify fleeing problems. Fleeting days strengthen us to endure problems. Will your problems pass? No guarantee they will. Will your pain cease? Perhaps. Perhaps not. But heaven gives this promise: “our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory” (2 Corinthians 4:17 NKJV). "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

5 " A season of suffering is a small assignment when compared to the reward. "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

6 " WHEN OUR DEEPEST DESIRE IS NOT THE THINGS OF GOD, OR A FAVOR FROM GOD, BUT GOD HIMSELF, WE CROSS A THRESHOLD. "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

7 " Hemos considerado nuestro sufrimiento de manera diferente. “Mi dolor demuestra la ausencia de Dios” quedaría sustituido por: “Mi dolor amplía el propósito de Dios”. "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

8 " Legalism leaches joy. "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy

9 " What you are to a paper airplane, God is to you. Take a sheet of paper and make one. Contrast yourself with your creation. Challenge it to a spelling contest. Who will win? Dare it to race you around the block. Who is faster? Invite the airplane to a game of one-on-one basketball. Will you not dominate the court? "

― Max Lucado , It's Not about Me: Rescue from the Life We Thought Would Make Us Happy