Max Lucado Quotes

I used to say, 'There is a God-shaped hole in me.' For a long time I stressed the absence, the hole. Now I find it is the shape which has become more important.

Longing is like the rosy dawn. After the dawn out comes the sun. Longing is followed by the vision of God.

Faith is not something to grasp, it is a state to grow into.

Prayer opens the heart to God, and it is the means by which the soul, though empty, is filled by God.

There's a huge yearning in our culture for something more... it's being more in touch with God... and what we were created to be.

I pursue God on a daily basis, I'm not stepping into oblivion.

The soul must long for God in order to be set aflame by God's love; but if the soul cannot yet feel the longing, then it must long for the longing. To long for the longing is also from God.

Worship does not satisfy our hunger for God; it whets our appetite.

If one marries out of necessity, he will have to reincarnate to reach the point where he wants to live only for God.

I think there is a longing in everyone for a personal relationship with God.

You know, Saint Augustine said our hearts are restless 'til they rest in thee. And I had a restlessness in my heart. Something just wasn't quite right.

I just really believe people have to get hungry. I think maybe what we need to do, instead of trying to stuff our beliefs down people's throats, is just pray for them to really be hungry and to see their neediness.

I don't want to be entertained. I don't want visuals or musicals. I don't want a vacation. I don't want to quit. I don't want sympathy. The cry of my heart is 'Just Give Me Jesus.'

What I am teaching is religiousness, a quality. Religion is a dead dogma, fixed principles, frozen fossils. What I am teaching to you is a living, flowing religiousness - an experience like love.

Divine desperateness is the beginning of spiritual awakening because it gives rise to the aspiration for God-realisation.

Religion promotes the divine discontent within oneself, so that one tries to make oneself a better person and draw oneself closer to God.

Amen is not the end of a prayer, it just gets us ready to go to the next level.

All that spirits desire, spirits attain.

Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast.

Over the years, my relationship with God has changed my life for the better - it's grown me up, given me a sense of purpose, and grounded me in my identity.

We try to do everything that we can to make Christ the center of attention. Our goal is to kind of broaden the definition of worship. I know that God has always used us as a forefront for people to draw closer to Him and get into His presence.

I don't know anyone who doesn't have an empty spot at the center of him, which must be filled in order to be really happy. That spot, like it or not, is reserved for God.

In terms of my personal spirituality and everything else, it's ever-evolving. I have a desire to want more out of the universe. But the older I get, the further I get from any specifics about that.

I want to continue to strive towards deepening my relationship with God and finding peace in whatever trials or circumstances I may be given.

My prayer life and my connection with God are on the highest level.