Charles R. Swindoll Quotes - Page 13

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• In spite of the extent to which Solomon went to find happiness, because he left God out of the picture, nothing satisfied. It never will. Satisfaction in life will never occur until there is a meaningful connection with the living Lord above the sun.

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  Meaningful, Satisfaction In Life, Sun

  Charles R. Swindoll (1990). “Living on the Ragged Edge”, W Publishing Group

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• At least one indication of unbelief is the tendency to measure life's challenges against our own adequacy instead of God's promises. To enter our Sabbath rest, we must put an end to self-reliance - trusting in our own abilities to overcome difficulties, rise above challenges, escape tragedies, or achieve personal greatness.

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  Greatness, Self, Challenges

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• The wonderful thing about God is he knows what we need to persuade us.

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  Needs, Wonderful, Knows

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• Boldness in the course of a noble fight is worth the risk... If you stand on truth, you'll only regret your timidity later, but you'll never regret being bold.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Regret, Fear, Fighting

  Charles R. Swindoll (2008). “Walk with Jesus: A Journey to the Cross and Beyond”, p.16, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.

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  Opportunity, Capacity, Impossibility

  Charles R. Swindoll (1995). “Collected Works of Charles R. Swindoll: A Collection Consisting of Living on the Ragged Edge”, Arrowood Press

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• We gain the ability to rejoice under pressure through a carefully monitored training program directed by the Lord Himself.

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  Training, Gains, Pressure

  Charles R. Swindoll (2015). “Insights on Romans”, p.118, Tyndale House

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• The skeptic may deny your doctrine or attack your church but he cannot honestly ignore the fact that your life has been changed.

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  Life, Christian, Religion

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.311, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Nothing is more bothersome to me than retiring. Weird things happen when you disengage; first you get negative, then you start telling people about your latest surgeries, and eventually you lose touch. I want to stay in touch.

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  People, Negative, Want

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• Any idol, regardless of its beauty or usefulness or original purpose, is to be set aside so that Christ might reign supreme, without a single competitor.

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  Christian, Idols, Religion

  Charles R. Swindoll (1979). “Home, where life makes up its mind”

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• Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.

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  Prejudice, Taught, Born

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• Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned

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  Stopping, Action, Truth Is

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “Strike the Original Match”, p.73, Zondervan

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• There are times we need to tell ourselves, "Good job!" when we know that is true.

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  Confidence, Jobs, Needs

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.28, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Worry is a complete waste of energy. It solves nothing.

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  Worry, Energy, Waste

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.89, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• The crisis of physical hunger is essentially a crisis of faith. What or whom will you trust to meet your most basic needs? Will you trust the God who made human bodies, or will you seek your own way? (Deuteronomy 8:1-3)

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  Faith, Needs, Body

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.65, Thomas Nelson

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• While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major struggle: I stuttered.

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  Struggle, Church, One Day

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• One of my great goals in life is to live long enough to where I am in the pulpit, preaching my heart out, and I die on the spot, my chin hits the pulpit - boom! - and I'm down and out. What a way to die!

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  Heart, Long, Goal

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• Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly.

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  Accomplish

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• To be used of God. Is there anything more encouraging, more fulfilling? Perhaps not, but there is something more basic: to meet with God.

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  God, Used, God Is There

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.38, Harper Collins

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• When I have a wrong attitude, I look at life humanly. When I have a right attitude, I look at life divinely.

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  Attitude, Looks, Wrong Attitude

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Great Days with the Great Lives: Daily Insight from Great Lives of the Bible”, p.34, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.

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  Motivational, Excellence, Cost

  Charles R. Swindoll (2008). “Dear Graduate: Letters of Wisdom from Charles R. Swindoll”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated

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• Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it.

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  Grace, Debate, Deny

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.3, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Many seducers clutter the simple message of the gospel with legalistic additions, with convoluted attempts to legitimize moral compromise, and with psychological theories that turn churches into relational support groups instead of houses of worship.

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  Simple, House, Support

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “So, You Want To Be Like Christ?: Eight Essentials to Get You There”, p.33, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Sometimes people can't see past us to hear our message. We never have a second chance to leave a first impression.

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  Second Chance, Past, People

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.107, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• God has called His creation to find satisfaction in a personal relationship with Him, and stop trying to manage the world by conforming it to our expectations, and to allow Him to govern His creation. He continues to say through an ancient Hebrew worship song, "Be still and know that I am God!

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  Song, Expectations, Trying

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• Worry is characteristic of the heathen, not the Christian.

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  Christian, Worry, Characteristics

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.55, Thomas Nelson Inc

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