Quotes from Charles Swindoll

Hope doesn't require a massive chain where heavy links of logic hold it together. A thin wire will do...just strong enough to get us through the night until the winds die down.

Laughter is the most beautiful and beneficial therapy God ever granted humanity.

The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life.

Encourage one another. Many times a word of praise or thanks or appreciation or cheer has kept people on their feet.

I know of nothing more valuable, when it comes to the all-important virtue of authenticity, than simply being who you are.

An anniversary says, "Think of the dreams you have weathered together. They are intimate accomplishments."

I'm here today to warn you: I want you to watch out for the adversary. Guard yourself from any spirit of entitlement. Restrain any and all subtle temptation to gain attention or to find ways to promote yourself.

You and I are, by birth, by nature, and by choice, inwardly depraved, which is to say that we are entirely corrupt. That's not to say that we have no good in us; we do. However, anything good in us has been tainted with evil. It touches everything. Without the redeeming power of Christ we cannot halt our own moral slide.

Stand still... and refuse to retreat. Look at it as God looks at it and draw upon His power to hold up under the blast.

Give us an intense distaste for things that displease You and a renewed pleasure in things that bring You honor and magnify Your truth.

If you are having difficulty loving or relating to an individual, take him to God. Bother the Lord with this person. Don't you be bothered with him - leave him at the throne.

Our minds can be kept free of anxiety as we dump the load of our cares on the Lord in prayer.