Max Lucado - God Thinks Youre Wonderful

A gift for: ____________________________ From: ____________________________ God Thinks Youre Wonderful ! A collection of encouraging thoughts
from the published works of Max Lucado ILLUSTRATED BY CHRIS SHEA Copyright of text 2003 by Max Lucado Copyright of Illustrations 2003 by Chris Shea. All rights reserved.
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Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations in this book are from the New Century Version (NCV) 1987, 1988, 1991 by W Publishing, Nashville, Tennessee 37214. Used by permission. Designed by UDG DesignWorks, Sisters, Oregon. ISBN: 0-8499-5650-1 Printed and bound in the United States of America For Jack and Marsha Countryman.
God thinks youre wonderful, and so do I.
Max Lucado To my dad, Bill Givens,
with such happiness.
Chris Shea God is fond of you... If he had a wallet,
your photo would be in it. If he had a refrigerator,
your picture would be on it.

He sends you flowers
every spring
and a sunrise
every morning. Whenever
you want to talk,
hell listen. He can live anywhere
in the universe,
and he chose
your heart. Face it, friend.
Hes crazy about you. By the way,
it may be difficult
for you
to believe that
God knows your name... but he does.

Written on his hand. Spoken by his mouth. Whispered by his lips. Your name. I have written your name
on my hand.
Isaiah 49:16 Our hearts are
not large enough
to contain the blessings
that God wants to give. Say nothing and listen
as heaven whispers,
Do you like it?
I did it just for you. If we give gifts
to show our love,
how much more
would he? He could have
left the world
flat and gray...
but he didnt. He splashed orange
in the sunrise... and cast the sky
in blue. And if you love
to see geese
as they gather,
chances are
youll see that too. Did he have to make
the squirrels tail furry? Was he obliged
to make the birds sing? And the funny way
that chickens scurry... or the majesty
of thunder
when it rings? Why give a flower
fragrance? Why give food
its taste? Could it be
he loves to see
that look
upon your face? So promise me
youll never forget...
that you arent
an accident
or an incident...
you are a gift
to the world, a divine work of art,
signed by God.