Charles R. Swindoll Quotes - Page 7

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• Have you ever studied Jesus's approach to talking with people? He didn't always fill the space with answers for them. Let's learn to do that with our fellow learners. Let's give them room to think and answer for themselves.

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  Christian, Jesus, Thinking

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• Confidence brings joy when we let God be God.

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  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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• 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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• 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.

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  Jesus, Believe, Eye

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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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• God never calls His people to accomplish anything without promising to supply their every need.

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  People, Needs, Accomplish

  Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.116, Thomas Nelson

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

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  Lord

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• The benefits [of the resurrection] are innumerable. To list a few: Our illnesses don't seem nearly so final; Our fears fade and lose their grip; Our grief over those who have gone on is diminished; Our desires to press on in spite of the obstacles is rejuvenated... Our identity as Christians is strengthened as we stand in the lengthening shadows of saints down through the centuries, who have always answered back in antiphonal voice: 'He is risen, indeed!'

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  Christian, Easter, Grief

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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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• 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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• 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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• Of all the things God created, I am often most grateful He created laughter.

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  Happiness, Laughter, Grateful

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• Acceptance is taking from God's hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving.

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  Christian, Acceptance, Blessing

  Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.18, Thomas Nelson Inc

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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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• If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.

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  Mean, Blessing, Suffering

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• Sometimes we are to guard our heart...protect it from invasion and keep things safe and secure. Sometimes we should give our heart... let certain qualities out and release them to others

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  Heart, Giving, Quality

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.15, Harper Collins

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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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• 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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• More often than not, when something looks like it's the absolute end, it is really the beginning.

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  Christian, Looks, Ends

  Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “Esther: A Woman of Strength and Dignity”, p.149, Thomas Nelson Inc

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• We are often so caught up in our activities that we tend to worship our work, work at our play, and play at our worship.

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  Work, Play, Worship

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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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• It is in lonely solitude that God delivers His best thoughts, and the mind needs to be still and quiet to receive them.

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  Lonely, Solitude, Mind

  Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.62, Harper Collins

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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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• 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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