Charles R. Swindoll Quotes - Page 10

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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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• If we want the advantages of love, then we must be willing to take the risks of love. And that requires vulnerability. Of course, we can refuse this path and trod another one devoid of openness. But the toll on such a road is extremely high.

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  Love, Risk, Tolls

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• When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

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  Positive, Attitude, Optimistic

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.143, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We are in charge of our attitudes.

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  Attitude

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

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• It has come to the time where the most dangerous place to be in America is not the inner city, where gangs threaten innocent lives, or in angry prisons, where only the fit survive, but in the womb of a mother who is being told that if she doesn't really want the baby, an abortion is the solution.

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  Mother, Baby, Cities

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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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• Grace releases and affirms. It doesn't smother. Grace values the dignity of individuals. It doesn't destroy. Grace supports and encourages. It isn't jealous or suspicious.

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  Jealous, Support, Grace

  Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.230, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested that crowds were the goal. He never addresses getting your church to grow. Never.

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  Jesus, Goal, Focus

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• Precious few are those who can live in the lap of luxury ... who can keep their moral, spiritual and financial equilibrium ... while balancing on the elevated tightrope of success. ... there is about one in a hundred who can dance to the tune of success without paying the piper named Compromise.

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  Spiritual, Luxury, Tunes

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

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• One essential ingredient for being an original in the day of copies is courageous vision.

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  Vision, Essentials, Ingredients

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• Like sin itself, Satan appeals to the senses. He originated and perfected the art of disguising evil as good.

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  Art, Evil, Sin

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• The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune.

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  Wind, Compromise, Misfortunes

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

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• First impressions never have a second chance.

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  Second Chance, First Impression, Firsts

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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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• As far back as I can remember, my mother would have me down by the bed at night with her, praying. I can still hear her voice calling my name to God and telling him that she wanted me to follow him in whatever he called me to do.

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  Mother, Night, Names

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• I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

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  Friendship, Fun, True Friend

  Charles R. Swindoll (2010). “Laugh Again / Hope Again: Two Books to Inspire a Joy-Filled Life”, p.96, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• It's easy to get attached to idols, good things inappropriately adored. But when you have Jesus in the centre of a room, everything else only junks up the decor.

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  Christian, Jesus, Idols

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• Anxious. Intriguing word. It literally means, "to be divided" or "distracted." It conveys the idea of being so mentally ill at ease that you cannot do what you need to do because you are so distracted in your thinking.

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  Mean, Thinking, Ideas

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.49, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success. It's treasures are priceless - but they can be stolen.

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  Heart, Character, Secret

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.28, Harper Collins

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• The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent of how I react to it. And so it is with you. we are in charge of our attitudes.

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  Inspirational, Motivational, Inspiring

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• A story without context is like a diamond without a mounting. The stone may be beautiful lying loose on a table, but when it is carefully mounted in the right setting it can dazzle you with its brilliance and sparkling beauty.

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  Beautiful, Lying, Stories

  Charles R. Swindoll (2011). “Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Lives”, p.106, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• Joy is a deeply felt contentment that transcends difficult circumstances and derives maximum enjoyment from every good experience.

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  Joy, Contentment, Difficult

  Charles R. Swindoll (2014). “Insights on John”, p.447, Tyndale House

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• Servants must be big people. Big enough to go on, remembering the right and forgetting the wrong.

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  Christian, People, Religion

  Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.191, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• I'm not against screens, or new songs, or innovation. I just don't like the gimmicks. I want to know when worship is over that that leader's sole purpose was to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ.

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  Song, Jesus, Leader

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• Only you can determine your choice of attitude. Choose wisely, choose carefully, choose confidently!

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  Confidence, Attitude, Choices

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

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