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. SWINDOLLThere is no counsel like God’s counsel. No comfort like His comfort. No wisdom more profound than the wisdom of the Scriptures.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLGod often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLIf you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLFaith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can’t light the torch of another if yours isn’t burning.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLGod 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. SWINDOLLGod does not dispense strength and encouragement like a druggist fills your prescription. The Lord doesn’t promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. And that is enough.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLWalk by faith! Stop the plague of worry. Relax! Learn to say, “Lord, this is Your battle.”
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLWhen God is involved, anything can happen. Be open. Stay that way. God has a beautiful way of bringing good vibrations out of broken chords.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLWe are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLEach day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLDo you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLFaith 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. SWINDOLLPrayer 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. SWINDOLLStrength comes from choosing to fully trust, pray, and praise. Our circumstances may not change, but in the process we change.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLLOne of the problems with worry is that it keeps you from enjoying what you have.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL