Our minds can be kept free of anxiety as we dump the load of our cares on the Lord in prayer. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
I don't see life divided into public and private, secular and sacred. It's all an open place of service before our God. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Rejoicing is clearly a spiritual command. To ignore it, I need to remind you, is disobedience. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Let's choose each day and every day to keep an attitude of faith and joy and belief and compassion. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Tell yourself right now and throughout today, that it's okay to draw away from the maddening crowd. Jesus did; so can you. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
People are far more important than rigid rules and demanding expectations. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Allow me to offer a simple definition of wisdom. Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
It's a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Some folks serve the almighty dollar far more faithfully than the Almighty God. They get greater delight out of balancing the budget… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“...ask yourself, "Who's getting the glory in this ministry?" You see, if we do ministry OUR way, it won't be for His… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Not once does the Bible report that (Jesus) rushed anywhere. He was often busy, but never in a mad dash. And yet… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
When a church is spending more of its budget on media than shepherding, something is out of whack. We have gotten things… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
The skeptic may deny your doctrine or attack your church but he cannot honestly ignore the fact that your life has been… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
We want a crowd to make us feel important and liked. But why is getting a crowd our focus? Jesus never suggested… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
When we arrive at dilemmas in life and we are unable to decipher the right direction to go, if we hope to… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
What sets Christian spiritual activity apart from all other religions is that they have knowledge of Christ as their goal; not moral… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
The benefits [of the resurrection] are innumerable. To list a few: Our illnesses don't seem nearly so final; Our fears fade and… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“Believe me, once you have tasted worship—the kind of worship that captures your heart and rivets your full attention on the living… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
From the tiny birds of the air and from the fragile lilies of the field, we learn the same truth, which is… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Many seducers clutter the simple message of the gospel with legalistic additions, with convoluted attempts to legitimize moral compromise, and with psychological… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Jesus kept it simple. The lesson wasn't complicated. 'I speak; you believe My word; your son will be fine.' We complicate what… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
In place of our exhaustion and spiritual fatigue, God will give us rest. All He asks is that we come to Him...that… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Just as bank tellers need a thorough knowledge of legitimate currency in order to spot counterfeit bills, so Christians need a thorough… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
“Disagreements are inevitable. There will always be opposing viewpoints and a variety of perspectives on most subjects. Tastes differ as well as… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
You want to mess up the minds of your children? Here's how - guaranteed! Rear them in a legalistic, tight context of… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Because the Holy Spirit is God, we feel Him as He controls our circumstances and transforms our lives. When He does that,… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
Servants must be big people. Big enough to go on, remembering the right and forgetting the wrong. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
You know one of the most encouraging things about faith? It pleases God. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
On tough days, you gotta have heart. Don't quit, whatever you do. Persevere. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
God seems to reward us with good, delightful experiences when we move with joy through the less-than-delightful times. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
When Christ becomes our central focus, contentment replaces our anxiety as well as our fears and insecurities. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
It is a pity that many Christians have the TV schedule better memorized than a single chapter for God's precious Word. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about encouragement is that anybody can do it. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
God also allows suffering so that we might learn what it means to depend on Him, not on our own strength and… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
The beautiful thing about this adventure called faith is that we can count on Him never to lead us astray. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
What is God looking for? He is looking for men and women whose hearts are completely His - completely. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share Image
This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Go God's way! His is the most reliable route to follow when life gets complicated. It will have its tough moments, but you will… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
For there to be true maturity, people must be given room to grow, which includes room to fail... — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Nothing is so common as unsuccessful men with talent. They lack only determination. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Faith is like lighting the torch that passes from one person to the next. You can't light the torch of another if yours isn't… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude... When my attitudes are right… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Two words will help you cope when you run low on hope: accept and trust. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness. — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
All he asks is that we trust Him, that we stand before Him in integrity and faith. God is just waiting for us to… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
Adversity is a good test of our resiliency, our ability to cope, to stand back up, to recover from misfortune. Adversity is a painful… — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share
I am a preacher. I'm involved in many other things, but, mainly, I preach. And I love it! — Charles R. Swindoll Copy Share