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title: "5 Invites Quotes By Max Lucado"
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> [Pastoring the flock with words. I love that. We always have a prayer time in the middle of our service. We take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/pastoring-the-flock-with-words-i-love-that-we-always-have-a-prayer/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [Somewhere, sometime, somehow you got tangled up in garbage, and you've been avoiding God. You've allowed a veil of guilt to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/somewhere-sometime-somehow-you-got-tangled-up-in-garbage-and-you-ve/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [Someday I want to go back and maybe write another book on those seven sayings. I just think they are kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/someday-i-want-to-go-back-and-maybe-write-another-book-on-those-seven/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [I choose joy... I will invite my God to be the God of circumstance. I will refuse the temptation to be cynical...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/i-choose-joy-i-will-invite-my-god-to-be-the-god-of-circumstance-i/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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> [Fear will always knock on your door. Just don't invite it in for dinner. And for heaven's sake, don't offer it a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/fear-will-always-knock-on-your-door-just-don-t-invite-it-in-for/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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## Other authors on Invites

## More by Max Lucado

> [I really enjoy making people laugh; I've discovered that's a great technique. That's as powerful as stirring their sorrow, stirring their compassion, because that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/i-really-enjoy-making-people-laugh-i-ve-discovered-that-s-a-great/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [When we look at the love of Christ, we make a wonderful discovery. Love is more a decision than an emotion! Christ-like love applauds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/when-we-look-at-the-love-of-christ-we-make-a-wonderful-discovery-love/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [You will be at your best forever, Even now you have good moments. Occasional glimpses of your heavenly self. When you change your baby's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/you-will-be-at-your-best-forever-even-now-you-have-good-moments/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [“Ageing. We laugh about it, and we groan about it. We resist it, but we cant't stop it. And with the chuckles and wrinkles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/ageing-we-laugh-about-it-and-we-groan-about-it-we-resist-it-but-we/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [“You’ve already learned, haven’t you, that a promise made is not always a promise kept? Just because someone is called your dad, that doesn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/you-ve-already-learned-haven-t-you-that-a-promise-made-is-not-always/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [God is near whether you sense His presence or not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/god-is-near-whether-you-sense-his-presence-or-not/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [If you're feeling pain, express that to the Lord. If you're feeling worried, express those worries. One passage that gives me comfort is in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/if-you-re-feeling-pain-express-that-to-the-lord-if-you-re-feeling/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [The church is never a place to show off. Do your good deeds quietly. Serve; don't seek to be seen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/the-church-is-never-a-place-to-show-off-do-your-good-deeds-quietly/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [If there are a thousand steps between us and God, He will take all but one. He will leave the final one for us.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/if-there-are-a-thousand-steps-between-us-and-god-he-will-take-all-but/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [God's love never ceases. Never... God doesn't love us less if we fail or more if we succeed. God's love never ceases.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/god-s-love-never-ceases-never-god-doesn-t-love-us-less-if-we-fail-or/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [Are you on the eve of change? Embrace it. Accept it. Don't resist it. Change is not only a part of life, change is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/are-you-on-the-eve-of-change-embrace-it-accept-it-don-t-resist-it/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [There's no limit to God's love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/there-s-no-limit-to-god-s-love/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [God will use whatever he wants to display his glory. Heavens and stars. History and nations. People and problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/god-will-use-whatever-he-wants-to-display-his-glory-heavens-and-stars/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [Whether or not storms come, we can not choose. But where we stare during a storm, that we can.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/whether-or-not-storms-come-we-can-not-choose-but-where-we-stare/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

> [Write today's worries in sand. Chisel yesterday's victories in stone.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/max-lucado/write-today-s-worries-in-sand-chisel-yesterday-s-victories-in-stone/)

[Max Lucado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/max-lucado/)

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