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Life Quotes by Charles R. Swindoll

67 Life quotes by Charles R. Swindoll

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Charles R. Swindoll talks about putting God first, saying the safest road in hard times is His way. He also notes that a right attitude lets us see life through a divine lens, while friends add fun and steady love. These ideas weave together faith, mindset, and relationships.

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Believing in grace is one thing. Living it is another.

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God uses those who seem ill-fitted for a significant life.

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Joy springs from a life lived with eternity's values in view.

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Friends make life a lot more fun.

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I believe firmly in God's control in life.

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Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity

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Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.

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Don't seek more days in your life but more life in your days.

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Let your life yield a sweet, winsome melody that this old world needs so desperately. Yes you can if you will.

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The longer I live the more I believe that the greatest enemy of a victorious Christian life is passivity.

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I don't see life divided into public and private, secular and sacred. It's all an open place of service before our God.

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The best tests of my Christian growth occur in the mainstream of life, not in the quietness of my study

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A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.

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Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view.

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The skeptic may deny your doctrine or attack your church but he cannot honestly ignore the fact that your life has been…

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Battles are won in the trenches, in the grit and grime of courageous determination; they are won day by day in the…

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You will find a common dichotomy in life. Those who don't have vision or determination, and refuse to dream the impossible, are…

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The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude. I am convinced…

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Go God's way! His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. It will have its tough moments, but…

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Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special…

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“...ask yourself, "Who's getting the glory in this ministry?" You see, if we do ministry OUR way, it won't be for His…

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Sometimes I wake up before dawn, and I love sitting up in the middle of the bed with all the lights off,…

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The secret of living a life of excellence is merely a matter of thinking thoughts of excellence. Really, it's a matter of…

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“I am convinced that life is 10% of what happens to me and 90 % how I react. And so it is…

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When you have a sense of calling, whether it's to be a musician, soloist, artist, in one of the technical fields, or…

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Our great tendency in this age is to increase our speed, to run faster, even in the Christian life. In the process…

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“Believe me, once you have tasted worship—the kind of worship that captures your heart and rivets your full attention on the living…

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Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view. You look at life's difficulties and tests as God looks at them.…

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From the tiny birds of the air and from the fragile lilies of the field, we learn the same truth, which is…

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The longer I live the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts.…

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Focus on your marriage. Because that's the nucleus of the home, whatever you do to restore its health and strength will naturally…

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God would love to piece together the shattered fragments of your life. But He is waiting ... graciously waiting until the time…

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I let people see the cracks in my life. We can't be phony. We've got to keep it real.

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“Because of Jesus, we can view life as a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”

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10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.

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If I had my life to live over, I'd have spent more hours in worship.

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Encouragement is awesome. It (can) actually change the course of another person's day, week, or life.

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When I have a wrong attitude, I look at life humanly. When I have a right attitude, I look at life divinely.

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Hope is like an anchor. Our hope in Christ stabilizes us in the storms of life, but unlike an anchor, it does…

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In spite of our high-tech world and efficient procedures, people remain the essential ingredient of life.

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Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness.

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Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful…

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I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it!

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