Charles R. Swindoll is a well-known Christian pastor, author, and radio preacher. Born in 1934, he founded the radio ministry, Insight for Living, which currently airs on more than 2,000 stations around the world. He was the past senior pastor at Stonebriar Community Church in Frisco, Texas. Swindoll, a past president of Dallas Theological Seminary, is the author of more than 70 books and is considered one of the most influential preachers in America over the last 50 years.
Swindoll, known for his gentle wit and profound insights into the Word of God, has down through the years been a great source of encouragement to me. Listed below are some of his more encouraging quotes.1
“Just as bank tellers need a thorough knowledge of legitimate currency in order to spot counterfeit bills, so Christians need a thorough knowledge of the Bible in order to spot bogus religious teachings. How grounded are you in the Scriptures? How deep are your theological roots? How capable are you of detecting false teachings?”
“God is a specialist at making something useful and beautiful out of something broken and confused.”
“Choose to view life through God’s eyes. This will not be easy because it doesn’t come naturally to us. We cannot do this on our own. We have to allow God to elevate our vantage point. Start by reading His Word, the Bible…Pray and ask God to transform your thinking. Let Him do what you cannot. Ask Him to give you an eternal, divine perspective.”
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.”
“Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity.”
“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.”
“God’s heavenly plan doesn’t always make earthly sense.”
“God doesn’t work on our timetable. He has a plan that He will execute perfectly and for the highest, greatest good of all, and for His ultimate glory.”
“Make a plan now to keep a daily appointment with God. The enemy is going to tell you to set it aside, but you must carve out the time. If you’re too busy to meet with the Lord, friend, then you are simply too busy.”
“Don’t seek more days in your life but more life in your days.”
“It’s a delightful thing to receive a good word just at your time of need. Encourage someone today.”
“To be used of God. Is there anything more encouraging, more fulfilling? Perhaps not, but there is something more basic: to meet with God. To linger in His presence, to shut out the noise of the city and, in quietness, give Him the praise He deserves. Before we engage ourselves in His work, let’s meet Him in His Word… in prayer… in worship.”
“There can be no more reliable authority on earth than God’s Word, the Bible. This timeless, trustworthy source of truth holds the key that unlocks life’s mysteries. It alone provides us with the shelter we need in times of storm.”
“Joy springs from a life lived with eternity’s values in view.”
“Anything under God’s control is never out of control.”
“Today is unique! It has never occurred and it will never be repeated. At midnight it will end, quietly, suddenly, totally. Forever. But the hours between now and then are opportunities with eternal possibilities.”
“I don’t have to explain or defend the will of God. My job is simply to obey it.”
“God will never adjust His agenda to fit ours. He will not speed up His pace to catch up with ours; we need to slow our pace in order to recover our walk with Him. God will not scream and shout over the noisy clamor; He expects us to seek quietness, where His still small voice can be heard again.”
“A ‘godly’ person is one who ceases to be self-centered in order to become God-centered.”
“Our minds can be kept free of anxiety as we dump the load of our cares on the Lord in prayer.”
“It is a pity that many Christians have the TV schedule better memorized than a single chapter for God’s precious Word.”
“God’s word is tailor-made for gray-slush days. It sends a beam of light through the fog. It signals safety when we fear we’ll never make it through.”
“Rejoicing is clearly a spiritual command. To ignore it, I need to remind you, is disobedience.”
“Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react to it.”
“You can choose to be a drag and a burden, or an inspiration and encouragement.”
“Encouragement is awesome. It can actually change the course of another person’s day, week, or life.”
1 All of these quotes are from the following websites:
Chuck Swindoll (180+ Sourced Quotes) – Lib Quotes
Charles R. Swindoll Quotes (Author of The Grace Awakening)
Charles R. Swindoll Quotes – BrainyQuote
33 Chuck Swindoll Quotes | ChristianQuotes.info