When you're full of yourself, God can't fill you. But when you empty yourself, God has a useful vessel.
Max LucadoDon't equate the presence of God with a good mood or a pleasant temperament. God is near whether you are happy or not.
Max LucadoWe're important, but not essential; valuable, but not indispensable. We have a part in the play, but we are not the main act. A song to sing, but we are not the featured voice. God is.
Max Lucado