Lecrae Quotes

I don't exist to build a genre. I exist to build the Kingdom. ~ LeCrae

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

Why live for the approval of men when you can have the approval of their Creator? What can they give you that God can't? ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

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

Success is not what I've done compared with what others have done. Success is what I've done compared with what God has called me to do. ~ Lecrae Moore

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

I consider what I do soul music, it's music that is concerned with the soul. ~ LeCrae

You plus nothing equals everything. ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

Artists have the unique ability to tell stories. It's not charts and graphs that get people to change. ~ LeCrae

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

I think it's okay to ask questions. I don't think everything is answerable though. ~ LeCrae

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

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

If you really wanna be a rebel, read your bible. ~ LeCrae

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

You are not defined by your possessions, looks, or popularity. You are made in God's image. ~ LeCrae

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

Some of our jokes we made up on the fly. I love Lecrae; we have been friends for a while and he is just one of my favorite people. ~ Bart Millard

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

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

I think we all have room to grow. I think every Christian really does need to take up their cross in a lot of areas of life and say, "Man, listen, regardless of what kind of backlash I'm going to get, I need to stand for what I believe in." ~ LeCrae

I've always been the type of person - you know, I kind of am extreme. So you know, I'm not, like, oh, let me get one tattoo. It's, like, my old whole arm has to be covered. ~ LeCrae

A proud person is so busy looking down on others they cannot humble themselves to look up at God. ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

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

But when people try to avoid suffering by sinning, they end up sinning their way into suffering. And ~ Lecrae Moore

I'm always going to be a student. I'm always learning. I'm always trying to grow. I'm always trying to understand. I never want to feel like I've arrived. ~ LeCrae

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

Some people are scared to tell the truth, but I'm going to tell you the Good, the bad, the ugly," it's like, "Let's go there. Let's talk about it." ~ LeCrae

Was I the rebel kid? The lost college student who just wanted to be accepted? The legalistic man who battled self-righteousness? Was I a husband or a father or a hip-hop artist? Like a tree trunk, all those people were a part of me. They are a part of me. But more than anything, Lecrae is a child who is unconditionally loved by God. I'm a sinner who has been rescued by God from my brokenness and called to glorify the One who has never left my side. That's who Lecrae is, and that's who I'll always be. ~ Lecrae Moore

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

There would be some times where people wouldn't know how to act around me. Does he drink? Can I cuss? What can I do? And then there was other circumstances where it was, I just don't respect what you're trying to do. ~ LeCrae

I had a dream that I was captain of fate. I lost control and then I sank. ~ LeCrae

Hip-hop in a lot of ways is like sports; when you go to a sports game, you see people from all ages, all ethnicities, all social classes, they're all there enjoying the game. Hip-hop has been one of the only forms of music that has provided that kind of atmosphere. ~ LeCrae

I remember when my oldest son took his first step. My wife and I were so excited, but we expected him to fall right after he took it. And he did. But we didn't condemn him for stumbling. We were patient and encouraging. We clapped when he got back up and cheered him on for continuing to try. Each time he attempted to walk, he would take more steps than the last time. But he would still fall, and sometimes he hurt himself. By letting him fail and loving him through it, he eventually succeeded. ~ Lecrae Moore

Don't fool people to think you are better than who you are. Instead of trying to act changed, pray that you will be changed. ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

you might go down in history ,but every thing gose down eventually. ~ Lecrae Moore

Live like someone died for you. ~ LeCrae

You've got to admit you're broken before you can be made whole. ~ LeCrae

When I decided to follow Jesus that night in Atlanta, I assumed that becoming a Christian would make life easier. I thought the rest of my life would be smiling and smooth sailing. I assumed I wouldn't be tempted by women and partying and acceptance and all the things that I'd been a slave to for so many years. I thought I would walk around with a continual inner peace and serenity like Gandhi or something. This turns out to be a lie that too many people believe. You'll actually experience more temptation, not less, after you become a Christian. Following Jesus doesn't mean you'll start living perfectly overnight. It certainly doesn't mean that your problems will disappear. Rather than ridding you of problems or temptations, following Jesus just means that you have a place - no, a person - to run to when they come. And the power to overcome them. ~ Lecrae Moore

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

If you live for people's acceptance you will die from their rejection ~ LeCrae

Lack of prayer says you've brought into the lie that life is manageable and you've got everything under control ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

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

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

I think we should appreciate ethnicity and diversity, and appreciate the uniqueness of all people, but I don't think we should be ethnocentric. These things are not ultimate. ~ LeCrae

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

But I'm here to serve people. I'm not here to wave my finger in people's faces and point out to them how terrible they are or what I hate about them or anything along those lines. That's not my place. I'm in no position to condemn anybody. ~ LeCrae

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

The music does a lot for me. I'm one of those types of artists who the music really inspires my delivery, my cadence, and what I hear. ~ LeCrae

I think we're all wounded, but some of us, when we experience the healing of those wounds, that they scar and scab over. ~ LeCrae

Life on earth has sharp teeth. ~ Lecrae Moore

There's a lot of wounded people out there who don't believe that there's any way they'll ever be healed from those wounds. ~ LeCrae

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

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

Scars are the evidence that wounds can heal. That wounds don't last forever. That healing is possible. ~ Lecrae Moore

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

Anomaly is when you don't fit the expected norm. Like "wait what is this?! It doesn't belong here." Its what the system never planned for but now has to adapt to. Its Neo in The Matrix. ~ LeCrae

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

I'm a really stoic artist. I'm serious a lot of times. I can joke and play sometimes, but most of the time, I'm stoic. ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

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

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

Today's circumstances are out of your control but you CAN control your response. Don't let a negative outlook kill your joy today. ~ LeCrae

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

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

Don't follow your feeling. Just follow the word. ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

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

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

You're trying to figure out who you are when you're younger. However, once you've found yourself, you run your race, and you run in your own lane. ~ LeCrae

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

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

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

The church didn't know what to do with Ray Charles or Al Green. And so they were kind of ostracized. ~ LeCrae

My desire for acceptance is one of the crosses that I carry. Each morning I have to attend a funeral. My own. I have to wake up and once again die to my desires for people's approval. ~ Lecrae Moore

In your late teens and early twenties, everything is idealism. Everything should just work in black and white. That's good. You need that. I think most revolutions are started by people in their teens and twenties. ~ LeCrae

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

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

It's depressing a little when you don't see outside the tour bus and underground in a stadium. If you go outside near the venue there are lots of fans everywhere so you can't just have a minute to enjoy the sunshine alone and think. ~ LeCrae

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

I like to be in the zone. I like being in the studio with the artists, with the producers, with the musicians, feeling it, and going there. I feel like I have a lot of content to start writing about. ~ LeCrae