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• God's voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamour.

  Charles Stanley

  Prayer, Voice, Avalanches

  Charles Stanley (2002). “How to Listen to God”, p.44, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• (Discouragement) Can be temporary-or it can destroy our life. The choice is ours. If we refuse to deal with discouragement head-on, we are opening the door for it to completely dominate our life.

  Charles Stanley

  Doors, Choices, Discouragement

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• [Prayer] is the link between God's inexhaustible resources and people’s needs...God is the source of power, but we are the instrument He uses to link the two together.

  Charles Stanley

  Prayer, Two, People

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• If we walk in the Spirit daily, surrendered to His power, we have the right to expect anything we need to hear from God. The Holy Spirit living within us and speaking to us ought to be the natural, normal lifestyle of believers.

  Charles Stanley

  Needs, Normal, Spirit

  Charles Stanley (2002). “How to Listen to God”, p.10, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is truly excellent or outstanding.

  Charles Stanley

  Average, Effort, Excellent

  Charles Stanley (2011). “How to Reach Your Full Potential for God: Never Settle for Less than His Best”, p.7, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• You have to have courage to be obedient to God.

  Charles Stanley

  Have Courage, Obedient

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• The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose.

  Charles Stanley

  Jesus, Children, Christian Inspirational

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• The Holy Spirit's power cannot be harnessed. His power cannot be used to accomplish anything other than the Father's will. He is not a candy dispenser. He is not a vending machine. He is not a genie waiting for someone to rub His lamp the right way. He is holy God.

  Charles Stanley

  Father, Waiting, Lamps

  Charles Stanley (1995). “The Wonderful Spirit-Filled Life”, p.78, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.

  Charles Stanley

  Religious, Hype, World

  Charles Stanley (2002). “How to Listen to God”, p.32, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Temptation can be defined as an inducement to do evil. Three powerful forces work together to ruin a believer's character and witness: Satan, the world system, and our own lustful "flesh" tendencies.

  Charles Stanley

  Christian, Powerful, Character

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• Helen Keller was blind and deaf when she graduated from college with honors. So what's your problem?

  Charles Stanley

  College, Honor, Problem

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• Discipline is something we despise for the moment.... We all look for a place to run, an excuse with which to stall. No one enjoys it. Yet those of us who have endured it know that the fruit it produces and the pain from which it ultimately spares us makes it worth the agony.

  Charles Stanley

  Running, Pain, Agony

  Charles Stanley (1991). “How to Handle Adversity”, p.89, Thomas Nelson

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• God is honored by large, difficult, and impossible requests when we ask, seek, knock, and trust our loving Father always to answer for our good.

  Charles Stanley

  Father, Religion, Answers

  Charles Stanley (2008). “Living the Extraordinary Life: Nine Principles to Discover It”, p.101, Thomas Nelson

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• He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you.

  Charles Stanley

  Prayer, Want, Arms

  Charles Stanley (2014). “Every Day in His Presence”, p.357, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• In thinking about His many blessings, you view God's work from a new perspective.

  Charles Stanley

  Blessing, Thinking, Views

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• The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God's perspective. And then acting on it

  Charles Stanley

  Christian, Opportunity, Essence

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• Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.

  Charles Stanley

  New Year, Fear, Opportunity

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• When you become an instrument in God's hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person's eternal destiny. Not only that, but Satan also receives a devastating blow.

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  Son, Blow, Destiny

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• I hear people all the time say, well I read through the Bible last year. Well, so what? I'm all for reading through the Bible. But how much of that got on the inside, or did they just cover three more chapters today? I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.

  Charles Stanley

  Reading, Years, People

  "Dr. Charles Stanley: Learning to Walk Wisely". Interview with Craig von Buseck, www.cbn.com.

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• Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.

  Charles Stanley

  Forgiving, Looks, Down And

  Charles F. Stanley (1987). “Forgiveness”

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• Relationship is the difference between grace and law.

  Charles Stanley

  Law, Differences, Grace

  Charles Stanley (2008). “Living the Extraordinary Life: Nine Principles to Discover It”, p.45, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Romantic love reaches out in little ways, showing attention and admiration. Romantic love remembers what pleases a woman, what excites her, and what surprises her. Its actions whisper; you are the most special person in my life.

  Charles Stanley

  Love, Romantic, Romance

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• In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled.

  Charles Stanley

  Children, Giving Up, Perfect

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• Although the church accomplishes many tasks, its only message to the world is the gospel of Christ. Everything else we do is merely an extension of that primary goal. The gospel we offer the lost is superior to every worldly philosophy. Never outdated or in need of correction, it is always sufficient to meet humanity's greatest need: reconciliation with the Creator.

  Charles Stanley

  Philosophy, Goal, Humanity

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• Another way Christ affects us is by inspiring our gratitude. He left the glories of heaven in order to become our Savior, and when we recognize that sacrifice, we are filled with thankfulness and praise.

  Charles Stanley

  Christian, Gratitude, Jesus

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