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While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major

While I was raised around churches and had gotten to know a few preachers fairly well, the thought never entered my head that I would one day stand and deliver. Not only was I not interested, I lived with a major struggle: I stuttered.

Charles R. Swindoll
Struggle, Church, One Day

Jesus didn't come to earth to establish a new religion. He came to restore a broken relationship. He came to make the primary, primary again. The secondary activity of obedience to the law of God was always intended to serve the primary activity: to love God and enjoy Him forever. When that is primary, the secondary becomes a labor of love, a joyful, and "easy" burden to bear. (Matthew 11:28-30

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Jesus, Law, Broken
Charles R. Swindoll (2009). “Jesus: The Greatest Life of All”, p.84, Thomas Nelson

One of my great goals in life is to live long enough to where I am in the pulpit, preaching my heart out, and I die on the spot, my chin hits the pulpit - boom! - and I'm down and out. What a way to die!

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Heart, Long, Goal

To be used of God. Is there anything more encouraging, more fulfilling? Perhaps not, but there is something more basic: to meet with God.

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God, Used, God Is There
Charles R. Swindoll (1993). “The Quest for Character: Inspirational Thoughts for Becoming More Like Christ”, p.38, Harper Collins

Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly.

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Accomplish

Remorse is sorrow over being caught and the pain of consequences that follow. Repentance is not being concerned for ourselves but having a contrite heart.

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Pain, Heart, Sorrow
Charles R. Swindoll (1998). “The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart”, p.319, Thomas Nelson Inc

To require God to prove that He is able and willing to fulfill His promises would be proof positive that one does not trust Him.

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Promise, Doe, Would Be

When I have a wrong attitude, I look at life humanly. When I have a right attitude, I look at life divinely.

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Attitude, Looks, Wrong Attitude
Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Great Days with the Great Lives: Daily Insight from Great Lives of the Bible”, p.34, Thomas Nelson Inc

Excellence-moral, ethical, personal excellence-is worth whatever it costs.

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Motivational, Excellence, Cost
Charles R. Swindoll (2008). “Dear Graduate: Letters of Wisdom from Charles R. Swindoll”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated

Many seducers clutter the simple message of the gospel with legalistic additions, with convoluted attempts to legitimize moral compromise, and with psychological theories that turn churches into relational support groups instead of houses of worship.

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Simple, House, Support
Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “So, You Want To Be Like Christ?: Eight Essentials to Get You There”, p.33, Thomas Nelson Inc

Not once does the Bible report that (Jesus) rushed anywhere. He was often busy, but never in a mad dash. And yet He perfectly accomplished all the Father designed for Him to do.

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Jesus, Father, Mad
Charles R. Swindoll (1981). “Make up your mind --about the issues of life”, Multnomah Publishers

Grace is ours. Let's live it! Deny it or debate it and we kill it.

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Grace, Debate, Deny
Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.3, Thomas Nelson Inc

God uses those who seem ill-fitted for a significant life.

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Use, Significant, Ill

Sometimes people can't see past us to hear our message. We never have a second chance to leave a first impression.

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Second Chance, Past, People
Charles R. Swindoll (2005). “Day by Day with Charles Swindoll”, p.107, Thomas Nelson Inc

God has called His creation to find satisfaction in a personal relationship with Him, and stop trying to manage the world by conforming it to our expectations, and to allow Him to govern His creation. He continues to say through an ancient Hebrew worship song, "Be still and know that I am God!

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Song, Expectations, Trying

Worry is characteristic of the heathen, not the Christian.

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Christian, Worry, Characteristics
Charles R. Swindoll (2012). “Perfect Trust”, p.55, Thomas Nelson Inc

GRACE: All you can do is take it.

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Grace, Can Do
Charles R. Swindoll (2006). “The Grace Awakening: Believing in Grace Is One Thing. Living it Is Another.”, p.29, Thomas Nelson Inc

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
Christian, Religion, Sacred
Charles R. Swindoll (2007). “Wisdom for the Way: Wise Words for Busy People”, p.101, Thomas Nelson Inc

Words can never adequately convey the incredible impact of our attitudes toward life. The longer I live the more convinced I become that life is 10 percent what happens to us and 90 percent how we respond to it.

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Life, Attitude, Impact
Charles R. Swindoll (1998). “The Tale of the Tardy Oxcart”, p.43, Thomas Nelson Inc

Take charge of your thoughts!

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Charles R. Swindoll (1997). “The Family of God: Understanding Your Role in the Body of Christ”, Baptist Sunday School Board

Rejoicing is clearly a spiritual command. To ignore it, I need to remind you, is disobedience.

Charles R. Swindoll
Spiritual, Needs, Rejoice

Lead with action and let the feelings follow.

Charles R. Swindoll
Feelings, Action

There is plenty of television. There are plenty of talk shows. There are plenty of comedians. But there is not plenty of worship of the true and living God.

Charles R. Swindoll
Comedian, Television, Worship

It is often just as sacred to laugh as it is to pray.

Charles R. Swindoll
Laughing, Sacred, Praying
Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.116, Zondervan

Those who feed on rumors are small, suspicious souls.

Charles R. Swindoll
Soul, Rumor, Suspicious
Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.122, Zondervan

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