Charles R. Swindoll Quotes - Page 6

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• All he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for us to trust Him.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Faith, Integrity, Waiting

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Great Days with the Great Lives: Daily Insight from Great Lives of the Bible”, p.116, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We must cease striving and trust God to provide what He thinks is best and in whatever time He chooses to make it available. But this kind of trusting doesn't come naturally. It's a spiritual crisis of the will in which we must choose to exercise faith.

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  Spiritual, Exercise, Thinking

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• Deep, contended joy comes from a place of complete security and confidence [in God] - even in the midst of trial.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Joy, Contentment, Trials

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• We can't solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely.

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  Trusting Him, Safety, Faces

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• Confidence brings joy when we let God be God.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Letting Go, Joy

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.

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  Christian, Focus, Anxiety

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.41, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• If you never get criticized, chances are you aren't getting anything done.

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  Done, Chance, Chances Are

  Charles R. Swindoll (1998). “Hand Me Another Brick”, p.38, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Jesus has prepared the way and has made following our destiny possible, whereas we are helpless by ourselves. We can find and fulfill our purpose by responding to the clear, simple call of Jesus Christ: "Follow Me." He is the doorway to fulfilling our destiny, where our divine design and God-ordained purpose live in perfect harmony.

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  Jesus, Simple, Destiny

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• The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

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  Inspirational, Life, Attitude

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

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• I have tried and I cannot find, either in scripture or in history, a strong-willed individual whom God used greatly until He allowed them to be hurt deeply.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Strong, Hurt, Scripture

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• Think first. Talk less. Start today.

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  Communication, Thinking, Today

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.198, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• ...when you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you'll get to rest and relax until He says, 'Go.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Humility, Doors, Giving

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Great Days with the Great Lives: Daily Insight from Great Lives of the Bible”, p.54, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• People are far more important than rigid rules and demanding expectations.

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  Christian, People, Expectations

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.40, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Joy springs from a life lived with eternity's values in view.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Life, Spring, Views

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• This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness

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  Inspiration, Emotional, Suffering

  Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.99, Zondervan

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• Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn't complicated. 'I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.' We complicate what God has made simple by seeing the world through human eyes. We want to see in order to believe and presume that our limitations are His.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Jesus, Believe, Eye

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• God has not only created each of us as distinct individuals, He also uses us in significant ways.

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  Christian, Religion, Use

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.80, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Our minds can be kept free of anxiety as we dump the load of our cares on the Lord in prayer.

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  Christian, Prayer, Anxiety

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.165, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Worry and faith just don't mix.

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  Christian, Worry, Religion

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.383, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• No one is immune to temptation. Not even a hero. Not even a nobody. Not even people like you and me. Lust is never very far away. And just when you least expect it, there it is again.

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  Hero, People, Temptation

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• You see, when we talk about perfect trust, we're talking about what gives us roots, character, the stability to handle the hard times. Trusting God doesn't alter our circumstances. Perfect trust in Him changes us.

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  Character, Hard Times, Talking

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.103, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• When you suffer and lose, that does not mean you are being disobedient to God. In fact, it might mean you're right in the center of His will. The path of obedience is often marked by times of suffering and loss.

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  Encouragement, Religious, Mean

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Three Steps Forwards, Two Steps Back”, p.25, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Courage is not limited to the battlefield or the Indianapolis 500 or bravely catching a thief in your house. The real tests of courage are much quieter. They are the inner tests, like remaining faithful when nobody's looking, like enduring pain when the room is empty, like standing alone when you're misunderstood.

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  Motivational, Courage, Pain

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• You can choose to be a drag and a burden, or an inspiration and encouragement.

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  Encouragement, Inspiration, Burden

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

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• God does not dispense strength and encouragement like a druggist fills your prescription. The Lord doesn't promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. And that is enough.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  God, Encouragement, Giving

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “Encourage Me”, p.43, Harper Collins

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