The reason so many of us struggle so intensely with adversity is that we have yet to adopt God's perspective and priorities. Charles Stanley More Quotes by Charles Stanley More Quotes From Charles Stanley He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you. Charles Stanley arms prayer want Discipline is something we despise for the moment.... We all look for a place to run, an excuse with which to stall. No one enjoys it. Yet those of us who have endured it know that the fruit it produces and the pain from which it ultimately spares us makes it worth the agony. Charles Stanley agony pain running The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God. Charles Stanley hype religious world Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible. Charles Stanley helping-someone saving achievement If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating because we won't want to face God in that area of our lives. Charles Stanley christian-inspirational faces want Disappointments will come and go, but discouragement is a choice that you make. Charles Stanley discouragement choices disappointment I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet and walk in his spirit. Although he may be hurried by his vocation, that's not the issue. The issue is how fast his spirit is going. To slow it down takes a period of time. Charles Stanley prayer running men Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say. Charles Stanley listening God is honored by large, difficult, and impossible requests when we ask, seek, knock, and trust our loving Father always to answer for our good. Charles Stanley answers father religion A man can preach no better than he prays. Charles Stanley praying men You always have God's undivided attention. Charles Stanley undivided-attention attention You have to have courage to be obedient to God. Charles Stanley obedient have-courage We are either in the process of resisting God's truth or in the process of being shaped and molded by his truth. Charles Stanley christian-inspirational prayer god I hear people all the time say, well I read through the Bible last year. Well, so what? I'm all for reading through the Bible. But how much of that got on the inside, or did they just cover three more chapters today? I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it. Charles Stanley reading people years I think a lot of people, even Christians, are willing to be satisfied with gaining lots and lots of biblical knowledge - and many people go to Bible studies and don't realize it isn't enough to know what's right, it's applying the information and the knowledge that you have. Charles Stanley biblical christian thinking Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important. Charles Stanley important want attention Romantic love reaches out in little ways, showing attention and admiration. Romantic love remembers what pleases a woman, what excites her, and what surprises her. Its actions whisper; you are the most special person in my life. Charles Stanley romance love romantic [Prayer] is the link between God's inexhaustible resources and people’s needs...God is the source of power, but we are the instrument He uses to link the two together. Charles Stanley prayer two people Think about the comfortable feeling you have as you open your front door. That's but a hint of what we'll feel some day on arriving at the place our Father has lovingly and personally prepared for us in heaven. We will finally - and permanently - be 'at home' in a way that defies description. Charles Stanley home father thinking The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God's perspective. And then acting on it Charles Stanley essence christian opportunity
