Quotes from Charles R. Swindoll

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

God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.

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.

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

Learning more truth is a poor and cheap substitute for stopping and putting into action the truth already learned

The size of a challenge should never be measured by what we have to offer. It will never be enough. Furthermore, provision is God's responsibility, not ours. We are merely called to commit what we have - even if it's no more than a sack lunch.

Times may be hard and people may be demanding, but never forget that life is special. Every single day is a special day. God is at work in you!

The more impossible the situation, the greater God accomplishes His work.

God often does His best work in us when He catches us by surprise and introduces a change that is completely against our own desire.

Love has been called the most effective motivational force in all the world. When love is at work in us, it is remarkable how giving and forgiving, understanding and tolerant we can be.

We can't solve modern problems by going back in time. Retreating to the safety of the familiar is an understandable response, but God has called us to a life of faith. And faith requires us to face the unknown while trusting Him completely.

Allowing anger to seethe on the back burner will lead to a very large lid blowing off a very hot pot.

Alleged 'impossibilities' are opportunities for our capacities to be stretched.

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.

If you want to stop an argument, close your mouth.

We are in charge of our attitudes.

I believe the single most significant decision I can make on a day-to-day basis is my choice of attitude... When my attitudes are right theres no challenge too great for me.

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

While I wholeheartedly believe in choosing to approach every challenge with a great attitude, I don't mean that we should abandon authenticity and live in fantasyland.

Think first. Talk less. Start today.

When you have vision it affects your attitude. Your attitude is optimistic rather than pessimistic.

When I think of vision, I have in mind the ability to see above and beyond the majority.

Grace releases and affirms. It doesn't smother. Grace values the dignity of individuals. It doesn't destroy. Grace supports and encourages. It isn't jealous or suspicious.

This tendency to avoid problems and the emotional suffering inherent in them is the primary basis of all human mental illness