God's timing is always on time. Charles R. Swindoll More Quotes by Charles R. Swindoll More Quotes From Charles R. Swindoll God's heavenly plan doesn't always make earthly sense. Charles R. Swindoll heavenlyplans Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you! Charles R. Swindoll specialmaypeople 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 firedreamattitude Your call will become clear as as your mind is transformed by the reading of Scripture and the internal work of God's Spirit. The Lord never hides His will from us. In time, as you obey the call first to follow, your destiny will unfold before you. The difficulty will lie in keeping other concerns from diverting your attention. Charles R. Swindoll destinyreadinglying Honesty has a beautiful and refreshing simplicity about it. No ulterior motives. No hidden meanings. An absence of hypocrisy, duplicity, political games, and verbal superficiality. As honesty and real integrity characterize our lives, there will be no need to manipulate others. Charles R. Swindoll honestytruthbeautiful Vision is the ability to see God’s presence, to perceive God’s power, to focus on God’s plan in spite of the obstacles. Charles R. Swindoll gods-planvisionfocus The difference between something good and something great is attention to detail. Charles R. Swindoll detailsdifferencesattention 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 painattitudebelieve Cultivate your own capabilities, your own style. Appreciate the members of your family for who they are, even though their outlook or style may be miles different from yours. Rabbits don't fly. Eagles don't swim. Ducks look funny trying to climb. Squirrels don't have feathers. Stop comparing. There's plenty of room in the forest. Charles R. Swindoll squirrelseaglesfather Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you're too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy Charles R. Swindoll christianbusyenemy Encouragement is awesome. Think about it. It has the capacity to lift a man's or a woman's shoulders. To breathe fresh air into the fading embers of a smoldering dream. To actually change the course of another human being's day, week, or life. Charles R. Swindoll encouragementdreamthinking Every one of us can blame somebody for something that has happened in our lives. But don't waste your time. What we need most is a steady stream of love flowing among us. Love that quickly forgives, willingly overlooks, and refuses to take offense. Charles R. Swindoll forgivinglifeneeds We aren't just thrown on this earth like dice tossed across a table. We are lovingly placed here for a purpose Charles R. Swindoll purposeearthchristian Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children. Charles R. Swindoll fridayfamilymother 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 hardshipencounterspeople Anything under God's control is never out of control. Charles R. Swindoll christian-inspirationalgodjesus Helen Rosevere was a British medical missionary in the Congo years ago during an uprising. Her faith was strong and her trust was confident, yet she was raped and assaulted and treated brutally. Commenting later, she said, "I must ask myself a question as if it came directly from the Lord, 'Can you thank Me for trusting you with this experience even if I never tell you why?'" What a profound thought. God has trusted each of us with our own set of unfair circumstances and unexplained experiences to deal with. Can we still trust in Him even if He never tells us why? Charles R. Swindoll uprisingstrongyears Consistency: It's the jewel worth wearing; It's the anchor worth weighing; It's the thread worth weaving; It's a battle worth winning. Charles R. Swindoll anchorsjewelswinning A teardrop on earth summons the King of heaven. Charles R. Swindoll kingsearthheaven Authentic men aren't afraid to show affection, release their feelings, hug their children, cry when they're sad, admit it when they're wrong, and ask for help when they need it. Charles R. Swindoll menfatherchildren
