Max Lucado Quotes

Jesus Christ had a sense of destiny.

I really believe that what I do as an actress is my God-given talent. This is my calling, not my career.

Speaking to numerous teachers and nurses, I am consistently struck by the sense of mission they have about their work.

It's my job to help people so that God can continue to help them live out the mission that they have... they've got to be healthy to do that.

I knew that God put me on this earth to be on the radio.

I had a calling to become what I became - I was created to do this.

I think God destined that I play. I think it's all in the books already.

I was running from the calling of God because I didn't want the responsibility of standing upright and living under a microscope. I know now that others' destinies rely on my destiny and purpose. I've accepted the challenge and am actively walking in that purpose.

God puts us in position to do the things we need to, both on and off the track, to honor Him.

I am not such an egotist as to believe that God has spared me because I am I. I believe there is work for me to do and that I am spared to do it, just as you are.

You are not here in the world for yourself. You have been sent here for others. The world is waiting for you!

Whatever your calling is as a service, follow it - that's beautiful.

Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.

I shall try and effect all that is before me to perform; and God, I think, will surely give me strength for His work so long as He directs my line of duty.

I didn't know why God had chose me for this ordeal, but I was somehow suited to it and knew that I would see it through to the end.

The earth was cursed for Adam's sake. Work is our blessing, not our doom. God has a work to do, and so should we.

One doesn't necessarily have a mission.

While goals are chosen, a purpose is discovered. Our purpose is something we have been doing all along, and will continue to do, regardless of circumstances, until the day we die.

If I were to look back at my career, I think my greatest achievement is very simple. I've been able to make choices where I could glorify God.

The one predominant duty is to find one's work and do it.

I'm not the 'chosen one.' I'm just one of many who have been given gifts. I can write. I can bloviate on TV. So I'm trying to use the gifts in a positive way. And I believe that's all directed. And that's why I'm here on the planet.

I think my writing is part of my ministry.

Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.

Sometimes you just know what you're placed on this earth to do.

Every person above the ordinary has a certain mission that they are called to fulfill.