LeCrae famous quotes

You can't celebrate gifts without celebrating the giver of all gifts...
-- LeCrae

#Celebrate #Giver

My mission is not to give an apologetic for why I'm trying to impact people's lives and use the Gospel to transform. My mission is to impact people's lives and use the Gospel to transform. I want to be on that mission and not explaining it all the time.
-- LeCrae

#Impact #People #Giving

People will hurt you. But don't use that as an excuse for your poor choices, use it as motivation to make the right ones.
-- LeCrae

#Hurt #Motivation #People

A lot of people just love music, especially a lot of aspiring artists. They just want to jump in and start making music. They don't really take time to grow and appreciate the craft.
-- LeCrae

#Artist #People #Appreciate

Better to have a small role in God's story than to cast yourself as the lead in your own fiction.
-- LeCrae

#Roles #Fiction #Stories

For me, Christianity is not a genre. It's faith. The Gospel is not a genre either. It's faith. I definitely understand the semantics of naming things to give them some kind of distinction but I think my faith is pretty distinct. If you want to call it hip hop, essentially it is. That's the art form.
-- LeCrae

#Art #Thinking #Giving

If I'm wrong about God then I wasted my life. If you're wrong about God then you wasted your eternity.
-- LeCrae

#Eternity

A lot of time, the music reflects reality, which reflects music.
-- LeCrae

#Reality

Freedom in Christ allows you to control the desires that once controlled you.
-- LeCrae

#Desire #Christ

I was very introverted growing up and I had small circle of friends. Any opportunity I got to rap or articulate things through rhyme or hip hop was great for me.
-- LeCrae

#Growing Up #Rap #Opportunity

God is never late, we're just impatient.
-- LeCrae

#Impatient

I always want to be growing in my craft. Any artist should - whether you paint, whether you do music or film - always grow and study.
-- LeCrae

#Artist #Growing #Crafts

Success isn't what you've done compared to others. Success is what you've done compared to what you were made to do.
-- LeCrae

#Done #Made

God is not bothered by your persistence. Keep asking.
-- LeCrae

#Persistence #Asking #Bothered

Before you complain today, be grateful you have breath to complain with.
-- LeCrae

#Grateful #Complaining #Today

Your money, your singleness, marriage, talent and time, they were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is Divine
-- LeCrae

#World #Talent #Christ

Christians aren't people who never sin or always do the right thing. We're people who live in continual repentance.
-- LeCrae

#Christian #People #Sin

We fear circumstances so much because we fear God so little.
-- LeCrae

#Littles #Circumstances #Fear God

Most of the things we spend our lives chasing will turn to dust in the end.
-- LeCrae

#Dust #Ends #Chasing

Peace doesn't mean you won't have problems. It's means problems won't have you.
-- LeCrae

#Mean #Problem

Forgiving the people that hurt us most allows us to heal from the wounds they left.
-- LeCrae

#Hurt #People #Forgiving

God sometimes takes us into troubles waters not to drown us, but to cleanse us.
-- LeCrae

#Water #Sometimes #Trouble

I think success is being exactly who God called us to be and fighting to your death to live that out.
-- LeCrae

#Fighting #Thinking

Believe the best about people. Pray for their short comings. You are not the standard. We all need grace.
-- LeCrae

#Believe #People #Grace

They ask me how Im doing. I say better than I deserve
-- LeCrae

#Ask Me #Deserve

Trials show us where we are and where we need to grow. Dont run from them, grow from them.
-- LeCrae

#Running #Needs #Trials

I don't do black music. I don't do white music. I do fight music, unified in Christ music.
-- LeCrae

#Fighting #White #Black

Live like someone died for you.
-- LeCrae

The problem is always sin, and the answer is always the Gospel.
-- LeCrae

#Answers #Problem #Sin

There is more freedom confessing our weaknesses and shortcomings than in pretending we have it all together
-- LeCrae

#Together #Weakness #Pretending

My significance is found in pointing to Someone far more significant.
-- LeCrae

#Significant #Found #Significance

You plus nothing equals everything.
-- LeCrae

#Plus

I grew up and still didn't know what it meant to be a man.
-- LeCrae

#Men #Grew Up #Stills

Good people don’t go to Heaven, forgiven people do.
-- LeCrae

#People #Heaven #Good People

If God has called you to something, He will equip you to be what He has called you to be. If He has called you to be a responsible, faithful, diligent leader, as a man, He will equip you to do that.
-- LeCrae

#Men #Leader #Faithful

Suppressing your hurts is like not tending to a bullet wound. Eventually you will bleed out. Dont numb pain, express it.
-- LeCrae

#Hurt #Pain #Bullets

Some of us are more concerned with our reputation than our character. The latter takes care of the former.
-- LeCrae

#Character #Care #Reputation

I’m not a Christian because I’m strong and have it all together. I’m a Christian because I’m weak and admit I need a Savior.
-- LeCrae

#Christian #Strong #Together

Sin is like an incredible meal that becomes poisonous venom in your stomach. What you eat on Earth you may digest in Hell...
-- LeCrae

#Meals #Earth #May

Don't put your confidence in big names When they die and return to the dirt they can't do anything for you.
-- LeCrae

#Names #Dirt #Return

I don't need DRUGS, I got the Most HIGH.
-- LeCrae

#Drug #Needs

If people throw stones at you, pick 'em up and build something.
-- LeCrae

#People #Ems #Stones

There's a saying that goes around that says "I you crossover make sure you bring the cross over." That's definitely my heart and my aim. I want to remain distinct and authentically Christian in whatever realm I'm in.
-- LeCrae

#Christian #Heart #Want

Prayer doesn't bend God's arm but it's guaranteed to bend our hearts toward His will. Worry less. Pray more.
-- LeCrae

#Prayer #Heart #Worry

If you live for people’s acceptance you will die from their rejection
-- LeCrae

#Acceptance #People #Rejection

When you’re reminded that God owes you nothing you find yourself more grateful and less entitled.
-- LeCrae

#Grateful #Finding Yourself

Sex, drugs, money, power etc. Just because you get to choose your master doesn't mean you aren't a slave.
-- LeCrae

#Sex #Mean #Drug

If you plan to excel in big things, you have to develop the habit in the small ones.
-- LeCrae

#Habit #Bigs #Plans

We spend so much time condemning, critiquing, and copying culture we miss on actually changing it. Be a creator not a hater.
-- LeCrae

#Missing #Copying #Culture

Don't use time and words carelessly - neither can be retrieved.
-- LeCrae

#Use

I'd rather die like Christ than live unholy.
-- LeCrae

#Christ

Never assume people's motives. It's the easiest way to find yourself upset over nothing or misjudging people
-- LeCrae

#People #Upset #Finding Yourself

A man who is too afraid to admit his fears is a man who won’t overcome them.
-- LeCrae

#Men #Overcoming

The real test of our character is when the bottom falls out.
-- LeCrae

#Real #Fall #Character

We celebrate our intelligence, possessions, looks, talent, and achievements. Heaven celebrates how we used all of it.
-- LeCrae

#Achievement #Heaven #Looks

A wolf is no less a wolf because he's dressed in sheepskin and the devil is no less the devil because he's dressed as an angel.
-- LeCrae

#Angel #Devil

My faith is not identified by my title. My faith is identified by how I live. Wearing the uniform is not the same as playing the game.
-- LeCrae

#Games #Titles #Uniforms

Money cannot purchase joy. It buys temporary distractions.
-- LeCrae

#Joy #Distraction #Temporary

Character isn't who you are when life goes your way. Character is who you really are when the bottom falls out.
-- LeCrae

#Fall #Character #Way

My prayer is that people will not being ashamed to know that confession is not the end of the world and it actually brings healing.
-- LeCrae

#Prayer #Healing #People

Being humbled is always good for us, even if it doesn't feel good to us.
-- LeCrae

#Feel Good #Be Humble #Feels

If you aim for only wealth, beauty, fame, & power, you aim too low. Humility, gentleness, gratitude, & service is aiming high.
-- LeCrae

#Gratitude #Humility #Wealth

Don't waste your time explaining who you are to people who are committed to misunderstandin g you.
-- LeCrae

#People #Waste #Explaining

I've always been a missionary and what people don't know is that I've always taken some strategic and eyebrow-raising steps.
-- LeCrae

#Taken #Eyebrows #People

As I grew older I found that I really had a knack for rhyming and I pursued that. So by thirteen I got serious about using my writing and rhyming skills. I did it everywhere I could.
-- LeCrae

#Writing #Skills #Knack

You and I live to manifest the Glory of God.
-- LeCrae

#Glory #Manifest #Glory Of God

Prayer isn't where we change God, but He changes us. Instead of praying for OUR desires, let's pray He burden us with HIS.
-- LeCrae

#Prayer #Desire #Praying

Some work hard to acquire money only to find in the end that money acquired them.
-- LeCrae

#Hard Work #Ends

Instead of complaining that the rose bush is full of thorns, be grateful the thorn bush has roses. Perspective.
-- LeCrae

#Grateful #Perspective #Rose

If ignorance is bliss, it's cuz she's never heard of this...
-- LeCrae

#Ignorance #Cuz #Bliss

Man what's the point of living if I'm living for myself Lord empty out my life before I put you on the shelf
-- LeCrae

#Men #Empty #Lord

Love is more than a word. It's a noun and a verb.
-- LeCrae

#Love Is #Verbs #Nouns

When people let youd own, God will pick you up.
-- LeCrae

#People #Gods Will

Life is like a dice, so watch the ones you're rolling with.
-- LeCrae

#Life Is Like #Rolling #Watches

When you're worrying you're not praying. Stop worrying start praying.
-- LeCrae

#Worry #Praying #Stop Worrying

Like a hero in a dream, Christ came and He rescued me.
-- LeCrae

#Dream #Hero #Christ

We rushed to Haiti. We Adopt in Asia. We empathize with Africa. But struggle to humanize our struggles here in the states.
-- LeCrae

#Struggle #Haiti #Asia

I'm saying let's demonstrate what Jesus had done in us so the world may see a new way, God's way, Jesus' way the picture of redemption that Jesus has done in us. So Jesus redeems us and we desire to go to the world and demonstrate that so that others can see what redemption looks like.
-- LeCrae

#Jesus #Desire #Looks

Without the cross, there's only condemnation. If Jesus wasn't executed, there's no celebration.
-- LeCrae

#Jesus #Celebration #Crosses

A great storm puts out a little fire but feeds a strong one. Trials conquer weak faith but grow a strong faith.
-- LeCrae

#Strong #Fire #Storm

Live for Him and live with purpose.
-- LeCrae

#Purpose #Live With Purpose

All men are created to lead, but we need somebody to lead us.
-- LeCrae

#Men #Needs

Dear Hip Hop, we can't scream 'murder, misogyny, lawlessness' in our music & then turn around and ask for equality & justice.
-- LeCrae

#Justice #Hip Hop #Lawlessness

We live in a cold, cold world...
-- LeCrae

#World #Cold

I got the best of Jesus. He got the worst of me.
-- LeCrae

#Jesus #Worst

Bait is made to look SO good you OVERlook the trap. Whether scratched or scarred you ALWAYS get hurt giving in to Temptation.
-- LeCrae

#Hurt #Giving #Temptation

The worlds smallest package is a person wrapped up in themselves.
-- LeCrae

#World #Smallest #Persons

We find worth in jobs, money, & performance so we can hide how worthless we feel inside. Acknowledge the pain to be healed.
-- LeCrae

#Jobs #Pain #Feels

Even in our best shape we are a brittle piece of mortality. Your life is a breath, don't waste it.
-- LeCrae

#Pieces #Shapes #Waste

Either you will determine truth by your feelings or truth will determine your feelings. Be careful following feelings alone.
-- LeCrae

#Feeling Alone #Feelings #Be Careful

I'm out to take the Bible, create disciples who make disciples, disciple cycles...
-- LeCrae

#Disciple

Life is like an elevator, a lot of ups and downs. People pushing your buttons and getting jerked around.
-- LeCrae

#People #Life Is Like #Buttons

You don't need to be accepted by everyone else to get reaccepted by the one who made you.
-- LeCrae

#Needs #Accepted #Made

I love the church, the church that God is establishing, that Jesus died for, so I'll never have any negative things to say about His church.
-- LeCrae

#Jesus #Church #Negative

I grew up with a great sense of insecurity in figuring out what I was and where I belonged.
-- LeCrae

#Insecurity #Grew Up #Grew

Acting and theatrics are my forte.
-- LeCrae

#Acting #Forte #Theatrics

Hip hop - it's an art form but it's a culture as well. You grow up in the culture and you never leave it. It's a style of dress; it's a way of thought. I always grew up in the culture, and it was part of who I was and I carried it into every world I was in.
-- LeCrae

#Art #Growing Up #Hip Hop

I've always done music to push people to get them to get uncomfortable in their seat so they could wrestle with things. Not to become pew potatoes, just simply sitting there, growing fat with knowledge and not applying it.
-- LeCrae

#People #Sitting #Done

When I think about Christian hip hop I think of an individual who is a Christian who is using hip hop to communicate things that God will endorse.
-- LeCrae

#Christian #Thinking #Hip Hop