Know yourself, like yourself, be yourself. Charles R. Swindoll More Quotes by Charles R. Swindoll More Quotes From Charles R. Swindoll One of the marks of maturity is the ability to disagree without becoming disagreeable Charles R. Swindoll markmaturitybecoming ...when you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you'll get to rest and relax until He says, 'Go. Charles R. Swindoll humilitydoorsgiving 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 slideschoicesevil If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Charles R. Swindoll excellencelittlesattitude "Do not lean on your own understanding." That means don't bring in the crutches and lean on them, those crutches that you have designed and made to handle such situations. Stay away from them. Don't lean on them; lean on God. Charles R. Swindoll crutchesunderstandingmean All he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for us to trust Him. Charles R. Swindoll faithwaitingintegrity When you are giving people the gospel, you are giving them something to believe, and you have to set the stage for that. You don't just drive up and dump the truck and drive off. Charles R. Swindoll givingbelievepeople Our identity as Christians is strengthened as we stand in the lengthening shadows of saints down through the centuries, who have always answered back in antiphonal voice: 'He is risen, indeed!' Charles R. Swindoll voiceeasterchristian It's the most exciting thing to watch God work when I've asked him about something, to listen to him and watch him work. It's like this friendship, and it just grows and grows and grows and grows. Charles R. Swindoll working-itexcitingwatches You can choose to be a drag and a burden, or an inspiration and encouragement. Charles R. Swindoll burdenencouragementinspiration Home is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out the single most influential force in our earthly existence. No price tag can adequately reflect its value. Charles R. Swindoll price-taghomeattitude The beautiful thing about this adventure called faith is that we can count on Him never to lead us astray. Charles R. Swindoll beautiful-thingsbeautifuladventure When 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. Swindoll optimisticbrokenbeautiful The swift wind of compromise is a lot more devastating than the sudden jolt of misfortune. Charles R. Swindoll misfortunescompromisewind The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is ten percent what happens to me and ninety percent of how I react to it. And so it is with you. we are in charge of our attitudes. Charles R. Swindoll inspiringmotivationalinspirational The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it. Charles R. Swindoll encouragementchristianbeautiful 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 businessinspiringinspirational How important is the heart! It is there that character is formed. It alone holds the secrets of true success. It's treasures are priceless - but they can be stolen. Charles R. Swindoll secretheartcharacter We are in charge of our attitudes. Charles R. Swindoll attitude Another problem with worry is that it makes you forget your worth. Worry makes you feel worthless, forgotten, and unimportant. Charles R. Swindoll forget-youproblemworry
