Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

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• We have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for the day. Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it. Our attitude is everything.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Attitude, Choices, Life Is

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• This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody. There was an important job to do and Everybody was asked to do it. Everybody was sure Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought Anybody would do it, but Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it. It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Leadership, Jobs, People

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• We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Three Steps Forwards, Two Steps Back”, p.34, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Beautiful, Confused, Broken

  Charles R. Swindoll (1999). “Start Where You Are”, p.11, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Don't get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Giving, Get Better, Rejoice

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• Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Unique, Opportunity, Forever

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.189, Harper Collins

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• Anything under God's control is never out of control.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  God, Jesus, Christian Inspirational

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• The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. It will make or break a company . . . a church . . . a home.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Attitude, Home, Past

  Bill Hybels, Life work journal, Charles R. Swindoll, Larry Burkett (2000). “The Life@work Book”, W Publishing Group

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• Choose to view life through God's eyes. This will not be easy because it doesn't come naturally to us. We cannot do this on our own. We have to allow God to elevate our vantage point. Start by reading His Word, the Bible...Pray and ask God to transform your thinking. Let Him do what you cannot. Ask Him to give you an eternal, divine perspective.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Reading, Eye, Thinking

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• Prayer is an investment. The time you dedicate to prayer isn't lost; it will return dividends far greater than what a few moments spent on a task ever could. If we fail to cultivate this discipline, prayer winds up being our last resort rather than our first response.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Christian, Prayer, Wind

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• Pride leaves no room for grace.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Pride, Grace, Rooms

  Charles R. Swindoll (1999). “Grace Awakening/Hope Again/Simple Faith”, Nelsonword Publishing Group

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• Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational, Appreciation, Cheer

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• I don't have to explain or defend the will of God. My job is simply to obey it.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Jobs, Wonderful Day, Gods Will

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.41, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Responsibility, Worry, Assuming

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.65, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Temptation, Watches, Attention

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• Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Love, Marriage, Giving

  Charles R. Swindoll (2003). “Simple Faith”, p.111, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We aren't just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Christian, Purpose, Earth

  Charles R. Swindoll, Charles Swindell (1997). “Hope Again”, p.14, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  World, Safe, Never Change

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “Marriage Workbook: From Surviving to Thriving”, p.24, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Refuse to let your situation determine your attitude.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Positive, Attitude, Situation

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “Great Attitudes for Graduates!: 10 Choices for Success in Life”

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• While God is not the author of evil and He never prompts or condones sin, nothing occurs without His sovereign oversight. Others may choose to do evil deeds and God's people may suffer in the short term, but He will transform the evil intentions of evil people into opportunities for the enrichment of those in His care.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Opportunity, Evil People, Suffering

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.250, Thomas Nelson

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• Grace has to be the loveliest word in the English language. It embodies almost every attractive quality we hope to find in others. Grace is a gift of the humble to the humiliated. Grace acknowledges the ugliness of sin by choosing to see beyond it. Grace accepts a person as someone worthy of kindness despite whatever grime or hard-shell casing keeps him or her separated from the rest of the world. Grace is a gift of tender mercy when it makes the least sense.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Kindness, Humble, Grace

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• [God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Pain, Regret, Opportunity

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• Walk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, "Lord, this is Your battle."

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Christian, Worry, Battle

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• Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life's trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Past, Giving, Gazing

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “So, You Want To Be Like Christ?: Eight Essentials to Get You There”, p.64, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Strength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  May, Praying, Praise

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.19, Thomas Nelson Inc

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