Quotes from Charles Swindoll

This should serve as a warning to anyone who thinks that God will accept anything we choose to bring as long as we're sincere.

Faith is doing what God tells us to do, even when His instructions appear dangerous or might cause us to experience loss or suffering.

But have eternal life." We are destined to die physically and we exist in a kind of living death in the meantime. While nothing will halt the process of decay, and nothing will prevent the end of physical life, God's grace will not allow death to reign supreme. Evil will not have the final word. Life—eternal, incorruptible, abundant life—is offered to all who will receive it through faith.

Own it all. Hold yourself accountable to God, and confess any sinful part. By doing so, you will have the necessary peace to make peace with your brother or sister. Do this, and you will leave a lasting positive impact on the people around you, even as a sinner.

What grace! Jesus reveals the true nature of God. He longs to see His creation saved from the just penalty of sin to thrive forever in His presence. Therefore, the Son of God came to earth to save all humanity from judgment. What hope!

Vision is the ability to see God's presence, to perceive God's power, to focus on God's plan in spite of the obstacles.

Noise and crowds have a way of siphoning our energy and distracting our attention, making prayer an added chore rather than a comforting relief

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

We cannot change our past. We can not change the fact that people act in a certain way. We can not change the inevitaable. The only thing we can do is play on the one string we have, and that is our attitude.

Someone has said,"Education is going from an unconscious to conscious awareness of one's ignorance."..No one has a corner on wisdom. All the name-dropping in the world does not heighten the significance of our character. If anything, it reduces it. Our acute need is to cultivate a willingness to learn and to remain teachable.

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

Thoughts, positive or negative, grow stronger when fertilized with constant repetition.