Charles Stanley Quotes

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.

People don't like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that's just not the way life is.

Jesus set an example for us to follow: a life of loving, obedient service.

A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight.

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.

As children of a sovereign God, we are never victims of our circumstances.

When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.

If the church marries herself to the spirit of the times, she will find herself a widow in the next generation.

The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.

Suffering prepares you by training you to trust God and know that He is always at work in your life.

Helen Keller was blind and deaf when she graduated from college with honors. So what's your problem?

When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.

Whatever brings you to your knees in weakness carries the greatest potential for your personal success and spiritual victory.

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.

Nobody else can make us discouraged; it is a choice that we alone make when facing disappointments.

The Bible reveals the Father's overall plan for the world and provides general guidelines for life. But how can we know His specific plans for us? Listening to God is essential to walking with God.

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.

We must never limit God's ability to turn even the worst, most vile experience in our lives into something productive, beneficial and positive.

God's voice is still and quiet and easily buried under an avalanche of clamour.

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.

You will never go wrong obeying God.

(Discouragement) Can be temporary-or it can destroy our life. The choice is ours. If we refuse to deal with discouragement head-on, we are opening the door for it to completely dominate our life.

The task of the Church after Jesus' resurrection and ascension was to proclaim the forgiveness of sins to all nations.

Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important.

God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross.

If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is truly excellent or outstanding.

I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.

I certainly respect other people's opinions, but I would not vote for a woman to be the pastor of a church.

Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, He isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment.

You have to have courage to be obedient to God.

To become God's mighty servants, we must decide whether we will base our life on His priorities or the world's. The two are incompatible.

Disappointments will come and go, but discouragement is a choice that you make.

Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief. But in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which HIS Supernatural Power is demonstrated.

God blesses us so that we might bless others!

If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.

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

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.

Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.

We are either in the process of resisting God's truth or in the process of being shaped and molded by his truth.

He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you.

Success is the continuing achievement of becoming the person God wants you to be and accomplishing the goals God has helped you set.

A man can preach no better than he prays.

The reason so many of us struggle so intensely with adversity is that we have yet to adopt God's perspective and priorities.

In thinking about His many blessings, you view God's work from a new perspective.

On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say.

Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say.

Relationship is the difference between grace and law.

If you have an anxiety lay it down before The Lord

Believing you can achieve a goal is vital to reaching a goal.

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.