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.

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  Attitude, Choices, Life Is

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

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  Beautiful, Confused, Broken

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

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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.

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  Leadership, Jobs, People

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

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  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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

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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.

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

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  Giving, Get Better, Rejoice

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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.

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  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.

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  Reading, Eye, Thinking

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

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  God, Jesus, Christian Inspirational

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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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• 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.

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  Christian, Prayer, Wind

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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.

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  Inspirational, Appreciation, Cheer

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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.

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  World, Safe, Never Change

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

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• 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.

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  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

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• No pressure is greater than God's power.

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  Life Changing, Pressure, No Pressure

  Charles R. Swindoll (2000). “Character Counts: Build a Life That Pleases God”

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

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

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

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  Motivational, Past, Self Reliance

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• Give us an intense distaste for things that displease You and a renewed pleasure in things that bring You honor and magnify Your truth.

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  Giving, Honor, Intense

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.214, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• 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?

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  Strong, Years, Uprising

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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

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  Christian, Purpose, Earth

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

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• Christlikeness is a journey, not a destination. The joy is in the journey.

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  Journey, Joy, Destination

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• There is only one you. God wanted you to be you. Don't you dare change just because you're outnumbered!

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  Dare, Wanted, Be You

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• 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

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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.

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  May, Praying, Praise

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

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