Charles R. Swindoll Quotes - Page 8

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• The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of programming our minds with the kind of information that will set us free.

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  Life, Thinking, Secret

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.175, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Trusting God doesn't alter our circumstances. Perfect trust in Him changes us.

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  Perfect, Trust In God, Circumstances

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

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• Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately. Yes you can if you will.

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  Graduation, Sweet, Yield

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

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• No marriage is "too dead" for the Lord to restore.

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  Lord

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• Choose to view life through God's eyes.

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  Eye, Views

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.255, Thomas Nelson

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• If God's people are to be living examples of one thing, that thing ought to be - it must be - compassion.

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  Blessing, Compassion, People

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

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• People who are close to God cultivate a personal intimacy with Him like a good gardener cultivates beautiful flowers.

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  Beautiful, Flower, People

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “So, You Want To Be Like Christ?: Eight Essentials to Get You There”, p.25, Thomas Nelson

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• 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.

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  Faces, Beast, Familiar

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

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  Family, Everyday, Principles

  Charles R. Swindoll (1979). “Standing Out: Being Real in an Unreal World”, Multnomah

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• When we have God in clear focus, His powerful presence eclipses our fear.

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  God, Christian, Powerful

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.59, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• And when God steps in, His working is like the difference between a skyscraper and a star.

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  Stars, Differences, Steps

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.176, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

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  Power, Looks, Retreat

  Charles R. Swindoll (1992). “Second Wind: Fresh Hope for the Road Ahead”, Zondervan

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• God alone is perfectly and consistently just. We forget; God remembers. We see an action; God sees a motive. This qualifies Him as the best recordkeeper and judge.

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  Christian, Judging, Religion

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.385, Thomas Nelson

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• If you only knew what God had to take me through to get me to the place where he could use me to be a blessing to other people, I doubt whether you would be willing to pay the price.

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  Blessing, Pay The Price, People

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• God has somehow placed into Christian's insides a special something, that extra inner reservoir of power that is more than a match for the stuff life throws at us.

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  Christian, Religion, Special

  Charles R. Swindoll (1981). “Make up your mind --about the issues of life”, Multnomah Publishers

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• 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.

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  Adversity, Tests, Painful

  Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.405, Zondervan

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• Those who feed on rumors are small, suspicious souls.

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  Soul, Rumor, Suspicious

  Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.122, Zondervan

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• Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.

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  Believe, Grace, One Thing

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Grace Awakening: Bible Study Guide”, W Publishing Group

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• When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things twisted around.

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  Media, Church, Twisted

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• You want to mess up the minds of your children? Here's how - guaranteed! Rear them in a legalistic, tight context of external religion, where performance is more important than reality. Fake your faith. Sneak around and pretend your spirituality. Train your children to do the same. Embrace a long list of do's and don'ts publicly but hypocritically practice them privately... yet never own up to the fact that its hypocrisy. Act one way but live another. And you can count on it - emotional and spiritual damage will occur.

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  Spiritual, Children, Parenting

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.90, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• When it seems like that's all there is, remember all you have in Him.

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  Christian, Religion, Remember

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.73, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• You won't find God at the Seminary and you won't find wisdom in the halls of intellectualism.

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  Halls, Seminary, Intellectualism

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• The devil, darkness, and death may swagger and boast, the pangs of life will sting for a while longer, but don't worry; the forces of evil are breathing their last. Not to worry...He's risen!

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  Life Changing, Breathing, Evil

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.244, Thomas Nelson

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• When the Lord makes it clear you're to follow Him in this new direction, focus fully on Him and refuse to be distracted by comparisons with others.

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  Focus, Lord, Clear

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• We want the safety of yesterday even though we know it's not where God would have us.

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  Yesterday, Safety, Want

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.31, Thomas Nelson Inc

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