Top 100 Charles Stanley Quotes
#1. Trust God and leave the consequences to him. My mentor, Dr. Charles Stanley
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#2. When you become an instrument in God's hands as He transfers someone from the realm of darkness into the kingdom of His Son, you make a difference in the person's eternal destiny. Not only that, but Satan also receives a devastating blow.
Charles Stanley
#3. Consider it all joy, my brethren, when you encounter various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing (James 1:2-4).
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#4. Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.
Charles Stanley
#5. Suffering prepares you by training you to trust God and know that He is always at work in your life.
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#6. Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.
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#7. We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor.
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#9. One of the important things about temptation is, if I'm going to deal with it I'm going to have to recognize, this is an area of weakness in my life. I have been tempted here before and before and before.
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#10. 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.
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#11. Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.
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#12. God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away with sin because He knows it robs us of blessings, opportunities, and even character refinement.
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#13. A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight.
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#14. God's voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamour.
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#15. When you become consumed by God's call on your life, everything will take on new meaning and significance. You will begin to see every facet of your life - including your pain - as a means through which God can work to bring others to Himself.
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#16. The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.
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#17. Father God, keep my mind and heart fixed on You so that I can experience the fullness of Your peace, amen.
Charles F. Stanley
#19. Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped.
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#21. Behavior is the substance of religion. Belief is the substance of relationship.
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#22. If we walk in the Spirit daily, surrendered to His power, we have the right to expect anything we need to hear from God. The Holy Spirit living within us and speaking to us ought to be the natural, normal lifestyle of believers.
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#23. We must never limit God's ability to turn even the worst, most vile experience in our lives into something productive, beneficial and positive.
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#24. From the world's perspective, there are many places you can go to find comfort. But there is only one place you will find a hand to catch your tears and a heart to listen to your every longing. True peace comes only from God.
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#25. Another way Christ affects us is by inspiring our gratitude. He left the glories of heaven in order to become our Savior, and when we recognize that sacrifice, we are filled with thankfulness and praise.
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#26. Brokenness is God's requirement for maximum usefulness.
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#27. God wants to cast out the fear and doubt in your life. Go before Him right now and say, "Lord, this is what I am afraid of ... "
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#28. As God's children, we are not to be observers; we're to participate actively in the Lord's work. Spectators sit and watch, but we are called to use our spiritual gifts and serve continually.
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#29. Paul declared in Philippians 3:8: "I count all things to be loss in view of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but rubbish so that I may gain Christ" (NASB).
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#30. Perhaps you have been ensnared by a sinful habit that you will not abandon, and your guilt is so overwhelming you are ashamed to approach Christ. Whatever the reason for your broken intimacy with God, there is good news. Jesus waits to embrace you now in the arms of unconditional, divine love.
Charles Stanley
#31. God calls you to delight in Him because nothing will satisfy your soul like being close to Him in intimate fellowship.
Charles F. Stanley
#32. The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him.
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#33. In times of defeat, we never know how close we are to victory. In every event of failure, God has planted a seed of success.
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#34. The reason so many of us struggle so intensely with adversity is that we have yet to adopt God's perspective and priorities.
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#35. Friend, God wants you to see not just the path ahead, but the profound spiritual realities that are affecting your life. He is ready to help you! So when you sense the dark fears encroaching, run to Him. Because when He is your light, you will have nothing to dread.
Charles F. Stanley
#36. 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.
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#37. Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees.
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#38. 'River of Light,' to a dense but powerful score commissioned from Charles Wuorinen and with ravishing lighting by Mark Stanley, has depth and resonance.
Robert Gottlieb
#39. 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.
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#40. Whatever you accomplish in life, you will have to accomplish on your knees. (God told Charles F Stanley)
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#41. Success is the continuing achievement of becoming the person God wants you to be and accomplishing the goals God has helped you set.
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#42. Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.
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#43. If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit.
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#44. Oftentimes the root of their marriage problems is found in some hostility they have been hauling around, sometimes since childhood.
Charles F. Stanley
#45. The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satan's attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices.
Charles Stanley
#46. You see, fears will arise that prevent you from doing as He asks - proclaiming the gospel, reaching out to those in need, and submitting to His will. But the fear of the Lord - your respect for Him - should motivate you to obey Him anyway.
Charles F. Stanley
#48. 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
#49. He allows brokenness in our lives in order to bring about a blessing.
Charles F. Stanley
#50. The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose.
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#51. 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.
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#52. There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.
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#53. His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.
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#54. Every test, every trial, every heartache that's been significant, I can turn it over and see how God has turned it into good no matter what.
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#55. Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice.
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#56. If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.
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#57. God's word is alive, so full of spiritual truth and wisdom that even a single passage can be digested for a lifetime
Charles F. Stanley
#58. From Genesis to Revelation, here's the central message: God Almighty, the Lord Jesus Christ, the Spirit of God, the Triune God is in control of all things, period.
Charles Stanley
#59. A man may have a perfect body, but if his emotions, mind, and will are not under the control of the Holy Spirit he will fail regularly and tragically as the husband, father, and follower God intends him to be.
Charles F. Stanley
#60. As we place our dependence upon God, an incredible freedom and peace will begin to rest in our hearts. And reaching that point in our lives makes every failure worth it.
Charles F. Stanley
#61. Whatever brings you to your knees in weakness carries the greatest potential for your personal success and spiritual victory.
Charles Stanley
#62. 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.
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#63. The length of time it takes to catch on to this relationship depends on us - not God. The more willing we are to confess our inadequacy, the easier it is for us to fully surrender to His will for our lives.
Charles F. Stanley
#64. God has loved you since before you were born-so much so that 2,000 years ago, He sent His Son Jesus to die in your place.
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#65. Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to the kingdom of God.
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#66. I certainly respect other people's opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.
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#67. We are to forgive so that we may enjoy God's goodness without feeling the weight of anger burning deep within our hearts. Forgiveness does not mean we recant the fact that what happened to us was wrong. Instead, we roll our burdens onto the Lord and allow Him to carry them for us.
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#68. The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.
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#70. The main thing to avoid being a casualty is simply this: to have a kind of intimate personal relationship with Jesus Christ whereby you're able to hear God speak to your heart, you're sensitive to what He's saying to you to do, and that you're willing to be obedient to Him.
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#72. Discernment is the ability to judge a situation accurately - to see the full reality of a situation, relationship, experience, or circumstance. It is the capacity to understand accurately and clearly what is, to see the truth of things as they are from God's viewpoint.
Charles F. Stanley
#73. When friends abandoned him, Paul asked God not to count their actions against them. He followed the example of Jesus, who prayed for the Father to forgive His persecutors. What's your response when friends let you down? Forgiveness is the choice that pleases God every time.
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#74. 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.
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#75. When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God.
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#76. All of us have areas of weakness. God wants these character flaws to show us how totally dependent we are upon Him. When we handle them properly, they drive us into a deeper, more intimate relationship with the Lord. But uncontrolled weakness wreaks havoc in a person's life.
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#77. If the church marries herself to the spirit of the times, she will find herself a widow in the next generation.
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#78. God wants you to understand the Word of God. The Bible is not a mystery book. It's not a book of philosophy. It's a book of truth that explains the attitude and heart of almighty God.
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#79. The essence of meditation is a period of time set aside to contemplate the Lord, listen to Him, and allow Him to permeate our spirits.
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#80. Nobody else can make us discouraged; it is a choice that we alone make when facing disappointments.
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#81. The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.
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#82. Sin and accountability aren't popular messages. Yet being trendy and well liked is not the point. We're here to carry out the work and mission of God, even when doing so is uncomfortable.
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#84. Temptation can be defined as an inducement to do evil. Three powerful forces work together to ruin a believer's character and witness: Satan, the world system, and our own lustful "flesh" tendencies.
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#85. The eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His (2 Chron. 16:9).
Charles F. Stanley
#86. Believing you can achieve a goal is vital to reaching a goal.
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#87. Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God's viewpoint.
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#88. Often times God wants us to sit before Him in quietness. He doesn't want us to do all the talking. As Is. 30:15 says "In quiet and confidence will be your strength."
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#89. For too many believers the Christian life boils down to simply doing the best they can.
Charles F. Stanley
#90. Victory is possible. Genuine healing can occur if we're willing to allow the Father to set us free.
Charles F. Stanley
#91. You must never sacrifice your relationship with God for the sake of a relationship with another person.
Charles Stanley
#92. Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say.
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#93. Often times God demonstrates His faithfulness in adversity by providing for us what we need to survive. He does not change our painful circumstances. He sustains us through them.
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#94. We're living in a fearful time. Since 9/11 people have become more afraid than before, because of terrorism. There's a lot of confusion about evil, where it's all coming from.
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#96. Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.
Charles F. Stanley
#97. Jesus set an example for us to follow: a life of loving, obedient service.
Charles Stanley
#99. Lord, as my Source and Creator, I will make time for You. Transform me so I may carry out Your wonderful plans for my life, amen.
Charles F. Stanley
#100. An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.
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