Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

Charles R. Swindoll
American Clergyman
Born: Oct 18, 1934
Believe God Life Me People You
Related authors: Billy Graham Gordon B. Hinckley Henry Ward Beecher Jim Elliot Joel Osteen John C. Maxwell Norman Vincent Peale Thomas S. Monson
Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Charles R. Swindoll
Day Memory Our Our Lives Make Children Banks Each Each Day Lives
Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill. Charles R. Swindoll
Education Attitude People Money Important Past Say Circumstances More Than Skill Appearance
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. Charles R. Swindoll
Life Friendship Today Me Heart Joy Face Would Would-Be Given More Make Were Lot Handful Friends Where Cannot Full Who Fun Even Imagine
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 People Inevitable Past Our String Way We Cannot Only Fact The Only Thing Cannot Certain Act Certain Way Play Thing
A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven. Charles R. Swindoll
Sad King Earth Heaven
We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. Charles R. Swindoll
Great Opportunities Impossible Faced Situations Disguised Series Brilliantly
Because God gave you your makeup and superintended every moment of your past, including all the hardship, pain, and struggles, He wants to use your words in a unique manner. No one else can speak through your vocal cords, and, equally important, no one else has your story. Charles R. Swindoll
God You Words Speak Important Past Pain Every Gave Else Vocal Vocal Cords Struggles Through No-One He Equally Because Makeup Wants Story Manner Use Your Moment Unique Including Hardship Cords
Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it. Charles R. Swindoll
Life Words Become Live Incredible Our Adequately Respond Impact Percent More Never Toward Longer Attitudes How Happens Convey Us Convinced
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. Charles R. Swindoll
Life Thoughts Matter Will Free Living Thinking Programming Secret Our Minds Kind Excellence Merely The Secret Of Information Us Really Set
The remarkable thing is, we have a choice everyday regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. Charles R. Swindoll
Attitude Day Will Everyday Embrace Remarkable Regarding Choice Thing
Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off, pitch-black dark, and talking to the Father, with no interruptions and nothing that reminds me that there's anything in life but me and Him. Charles R. Swindoll
Life Love Me Dark Sometimes Wake Up Father Before Nothing Dawn Reminds Lights Him Talking Bed Off Wake Up Sitting Middle Anything Interruptions
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
Life God Faith Time Safety Problems Face Unknown Back Response Solve Retreating Him Understandable Trusting Familiar Modern Going While Us Requires
The world has changed and it's going to keep changing, but God never changes; so we are safe when we cling to Him. Charles R. Swindoll
God World Changed Changes Changing Never Safe Him Cling Going Keep
When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or a plumber, there is something deep and enriching when you realize it isn't just a casual choice, it's a divine calling. It's not limited to vocational Christian service by any means. Charles R. Swindoll
Service You Sense Christian Enriching Musician Plumber Something Vocational Casual Divine Calling Limited Any Artist Just Whether Fields Realize Choice Means Deep Technical
You and I are, by birth, by nature, and by choice, inwardly depraved, which is to say that we are entirely corrupt. That's not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power of Christ we cannot halt our own moral slide. Charles R. Swindoll
Good Nature You Christ Evil Power Own Birth Our Everything Slide Say We Cannot Has-Been Moral Corrupt Entirely Tainted Inwardly Redeeming Without Halt However Been Anything Cannot Which Depraved Us Choice
We need discernment in what we see and what we hear and what we believe. Charles R. Swindoll
Believe See Discernment Hear Need
I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real. Charles R. Swindoll
Life People My Life Phony See Got Real Cracks Keep
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
Today You Yourself Entitlement Guard Ways Out Promote Find Spirit Restrain Temptation Attention Adversary Any Want Subtle Gain Warn Watch Here
Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched. Charles R. Swindoll
Opportunities Stretched Our Alleged Impossibilities Capacities
I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are. Charles R. Swindoll
You Valuable Nothing Virtue More Simply Know Authenticity Than Being Who
If I ever wrote a book on preaching, it would contain three words: Preach the Word. Get rid of all the other stuff that gets you sidetracked; preach the Word. Charles R. Swindoll
You Book Words Word Three Preach Preaching Other Sidetracked Would Contain Stuff Wrote Get Gets Rid Ever
One of the worst things you can give to your people is someone you're not. Charles R. Swindoll
You People Worst Someone Give Your Things
'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
You Doctor Church Clown Would Dress Vomit Like Look Heard Office Bank Want Prefer Ask Much Really Your Why
The wonderful thing about God is he knows what we need to persuade us. Charles R. Swindoll
God Wonderful About He Knows Wonderful Thing Us Persuade Thing Need
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. Charles R. Swindoll
Church Focus Important Our Address Crowd Crowds Never He Feel Liked Make Were Goal Getting Want Us Your Grow Why Jesus Suggested
When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority. Charles R. Swindoll
Vision Mind Think Ability See Above Beyond Majority
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