Charles R. Swindoll Quotes
Top 100 wise famous quotes and sayings by Charles R. Swindoll
Charles R. Swindoll Famous Quotes & Sayings
Discover top inspirational quotes from Charles R. Swindoll on Wise Famous Quotes.
I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.
Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness.
If you want to be a person with a large vision, you must cultivate the habit of doing the little things well.
This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness
If God's people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be - it must be - compassion.
Only you can determine your choice of attitude. Choose wisely, choose carefully, choose confidently!
Go God's way! His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. It will have its tough moments, but you will never regret it.
Grace strips away the tin, rips off the masks, helps us to be ourselves so that when we speak of our faith it rings true.
Peter's destiny lay along a different path from John's. And your calling is unlike anyone else's. But the call remains the same: Follow Me!
Philosophers are people who talk about something they don't understand and make you think it's your fault!1
Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the arena of life.
When each elder or pastor has his will aligned with the Lord's, we waste no time arguing for our own.
The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
What is God looking for? He is looking for men and women whose hearts are completely His - completely.
God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and resources.
Allowing anger to seethe on the back burner will lead to a very large lid blowing off a very hot pot.
Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
The skeptic may deny your doctrine or attack your church but he cannot honestly ignore the fact that your life has been changed.
Vision is the ability to see God's presence, to perceive God's power, to focus on God's plan in spite of the obstacles.
Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't burning.
When I have a wrong attitude, I look at life humanly. When I have a right attitude, I look at life divinely.
Noise and crowds have a way of siphoning our energy and distracting our attention, making prayer an added chore rather than a comforting relief
Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful pedagogue.
Give us an intense distaste for things that displease You and a renewed pleasure in things that bring You honor and magnify Your truth.
Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.
The longer I live the more I believe that the greatest enemy of a victorious Christian life is passivity.
More than once Jesus deliberately addressed certain issues that quickly diminished the number of onlookers. It was commitment that thinned the ranks.
I don't see life divided into public and private, secular and sacred. It's all an open place of service before our God.
Consistency: It's the jewel worth wearing; It's the anchor worth weighing; It's the thread worth weaving; It's a battle worth winning.
To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him.
Please, put aside all excuses and ask yourself, "What should I be doing?" Yes, you alone can make a difference. The question is, will you?
Which should be an excellent reminder that when God tells you to do something, you'd better do it; He always has a reason.
Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.
It's the nature of the beast within us to keep going back to the familiar rather than to strap on faith and face the future.
Tell yourself right now and throughout today, that it's okay to draw away from the maddening crowd. Jesus did; so can you.
People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.
There is only one you. God wanted you to be you. Don't you dare change just because you're outnumbered!
A selfless devotion. High-impact people don't care about who gets the credit, and they never complain about the role they fill.
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day.
God doesn't work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.
God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.
In spite of our high-tech world and efficient procedures, people remain the essential ingredient of life.
We gain the ability to rejoice under pressure through a carefully monitored training program directed by the Lord Himself.