Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

Quotes about:

• 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

  343 Copy quote

• 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

  39 Copy quote

• 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

  231 Copy quote

• 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

  302 Copy quote

• 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

  235 Copy quote

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

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Giving, Get Better, Rejoice

  221 Copy quote

• If God awarded us medals, as they do in the Olympics, love would win the gold, joy the silver, and peace the bronze.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Christian, Winning, Joy

  Charles R. Swindoll (1992). “Inspirational Writings of Charles R. Swindoll”, Arrowood Press

  5 Copy quote

• 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

  51 Copy quote

• 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

  274 Copy quote

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

  Charles R. Swindoll

  God, Jesus, Christian Inspirational

  187 Copy quote

• 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

  212 Copy quote

• God will never adjust His agenda to fit ours. He will not speed up His pace to catch up with ours; we need to slow our pace in order to recover our walk with Him. God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Order, Voice, Needs

  Charles R. Swindoll (2011). “The Owner's Manual for Christians: The Essential Guide for a God-Honoring Life”, p.76, Thomas Nelson

  20 Copy quote

• 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

  25 Copy quote

• Don't seek more days in your life but more life in your days.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.114, Thomas Nelson Inc

  18 Copy quote

• 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

  52 Copy quote

• Consistency: It's the jewel worth wearing; It's the anchor worth weighing; It's the thread worth weaving; It's a battle worth winning.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Winning, Jewels, Anchors

  39 Copy quote

• Helen Rosevere was a British medical missionary in the Congo years ago during an uprising. Her faith was strong and her trust was confident, yet she was raped and assaulted and treated brutally. Commenting later, she said, "I must ask myself a question as if it came directly from the Lord, 'Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?'" What a profound thought. God has trusted each of us with our own set of unfair circumstances and unexplained experiences to deal with. Can we still trust in Him even if He never tells us why?

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Strong, Years, Uprising

  176 Copy quote

• 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

  91 Copy quote

• God would love to piece together the shattered fragments of your life. But He is waiting ... graciously waiting until the time is right. Until you are tired of the life you are living ... until you see it for what it really is. Until you are weary of coping ... of taking charge of your own life ... until you realize the mess you are making of it. Until you recognize your need for Him ... He's waiting.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Tired, Waiting, Together

  Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.141, Thomas Nelson

  105 Copy quote

• Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does not hold us back.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Hope, Encouragement, Anchors

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Hope Again: When Life Hurts and Dreams Fade”, p.2, Thomas Nelson Inc

  33 Copy quote

• Oh, how horrible our sins look when they are committed by someone else.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Inspirational Life, Looks, Compromise

  33 Copy quote

• It helps me if I remember that God is in charge of my day - not I.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Helping, Remember, Help Me

  Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.190, Zondervan

  15 Copy quote

• The past is over... forget it. The future holds hope... reach for it.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Motivational, Past, Self Reliance

  49 Copy quote

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

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Encouragement, Inspiration, Burden

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

  13 Copy quote

• 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

  224 Copy quote

Page 1 of 15

← Prev

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Next →

• facebook
• twitter
• googleplus
• email
• linkedin