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When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities.

Charles R. Swindoll

There is no counsel like God’s counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Comfortable God Prayer Religion Scripture Wisdom
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

Expectation God Himself Need Order Recovery Seek Slow Speed Voice Walk
We can’t solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Face Faith God Himself Problem Safety Time Trust
Faith does not change my circumstances; faith changes me. Faith may not bring in the tuition check when I need it, but faith will give me what it takes to hang on.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Change Faith Hope Myself Need
Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God’s point of view.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Deep Eyes God Life Simplicity View Wisdom
Worry is assuming responsibilities that you cannot handle. They truth is, they are responsibilities that God never intended for you to handle, because they are His.
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Assumption Control God Inspirational Management Motivational Responsibility Truth Worry Yourself
No marriage is “too dead” for the Lord to restore.
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Death Faith God Marriage Relationship
Don’t get older; get better: Live realistically. Give generously. Adapt willingly. Trust fearlessly. Rejoice daily.
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Adapt Better Enjoyment Fear Generosity Live Old Trust
Attitude keeps me going or cripples my progress. It alone fuels my fire or assaults my hopes. When my attitudes are right, there is no barrier too high, no valley too deep, no dream too extreme, no challenge too great for me.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Alone Attitude Challenge Dreams Faith Fire Fuel Greatness Hope Inspirational Motivation Myself Progress
We continually encounter hardships. People disappoint us. We disappoint ourselves. But God is constant and compassionate. We are not alone. He cares. Against all reason, the transcendent God loves us so much that He has committed Himself to us.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Alone Care Commitment Compassionate Disappoint God Hard Himself Love People Reason
Anything under God’s control is never out of control.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Control Faith God Inspirational Religious
We really shouldn’t look like a church.’ I’ve heard that so much I want to vomit. ‘Why?’ I ask. ‘Do you want your bank to look like a bank? Do you want your doctor’s office to look like a doctor’s office, or would you prefer your doctor to dress like a clown?’
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Appearance Choice Clothes Doctor Yourself
Focusing intently on Christ naturally results in a lifestyle of increasingly greater selflessness. And it has another benefit. Gazing on Christ gives us greater ability to look past life’s trials and remain calm in the midst of what others would call chaos.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Ability Focus God Intense Life Natural Past Peace Religious Result Stability Style
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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Earth Inspirational Love Place Purpose Reason Religion Religious Worth
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
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Children Day Family Live Memories Mother Ourselves
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

End Forever Inspirational Night Opportunity Possible Quiet Repeat Unique

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