black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.

Charles R. Swindoll

We shouldn’t deny the pain of what happens in our lives. We should just refuse to focus only on the valleys.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Focus Live Ourselves Pain
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.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Discipline Failure Greatness Investment Moments Ourselves Prayer Wind
[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. SWINDOLL

Glory God Heart Broken Himself Life Missing Opportunity Pain Regret Yourself
The stronger the winds, the deeper the roots, and the longer the winds, the more beautiful the tree.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Beautiful Hard Time Inspirational Motivational Root Strong Wind
One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you’re not.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Authentic Fake People Worst Yourself
If we choose to be offended when we don’t get our own way, Then we’re going to live constantly on the edge of anger. But if we say to ourselves, ” A merry heart does good like a medicine,” It’ll make all the difference in the world.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Angry Difference Goodness Heart Live Medicine Way World
Acceptance is taking from God’s hand absolutely anything He gives, looking into His face in trust and thanksgiving.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Acceptance Blessing Face God Himself Religion Thankful Trust
You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Encouragement Faith God Yourself
The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Inspirational Life Live Myself
The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God’s responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have – even if it’s no more than a sack lunch.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Challenge Commitment Enough Food God Responsibility
When you accept the fact that sometimes seasons are dry and times are hard and that God is in control of both, you will discover a sense of divine refuge, because the hope then is in God and not in yourself.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Acceptance Control Discover Divine Dry Fact God Hard Hope Season Yourself
Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Appreciation Cheerful Inspirational Legs People Praise Thankful
I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude. It is more important than my past, my education, my bankroll, my successes or failures, fame or pain, what other people think of me or say about me, my circumstances, or my position.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Believe Choice Decision Education Failure Fame Important Myself Pain Past Position Success Thinking
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Achievement Attitude Big Development Excellence Habit Yourself
We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Attitude Change Fact Happiness Inspirational Ourselves Past People Play
I’m here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.
CHARLES R. SWINDOLL

Adversity Attention Guard Spirit Yourself

A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Charles R. Swindoll Quotes