Quotes from Charles F. Stanley

People get into trouble when they look to others to solve their problems. God is our problem solver.

The Father wants to surround you with His peace and demonstrate His power, but He will only do so as you rest in His care and release your troubles to His omnipotent hand. So let down your guard and stop striving. Let the full meaning impact you to the core: He is God. He loves you. He will help you. You have no reason to fear.

The primary way children learn is by copying the behavior of their parents. If you are angry, you are modeling anger for your children. So it should come as no surprise that your son or daughter displays anger the same way you do.

Si estábamos orando, abrir la Biblia en los Salmos y comenzar a leer. Si sentimos pesadez en los ojos y en la mente leyendo las Escrituras, cerremos la Biblia por unos minutos y alabemos conscientemente a Dios.

We gain nothing in this life apart from endurance, which involves two things—patience and time. Endurance means that I am willing to stay at my post— where God has placed me—until He tells me to move forward. It also means that no matter how hard life may become, I will follow wherever He leads.

Father, as I face criticism, difficult circumstances, trials, and rejection today, help me remember Your declaration concerning me: I am marvelous, wonderful, Your creation. I accept Your evaluation and reject the negative opinions of others.

Él hombre sin educación que sabe meditar en el Señor ha aprendido mucho más que aquel con mucha educación que no sabe meditar.

nos hace falta leer el libro de Proverbios, en el cual Dios dice repetidas veces que el hombre que no puede aceptar críticas ni reproches está destinado al fracaso.

We remain in our present circumstances until we receive further instructions and His intervention.

El mismo hecho de que sea capaz de seguir aprendiendo y desarrollándose le dice que nunca estará completamente capacitado en algo. Cada uno de nosotros tendrá siempre mucho espacio para crecer, y eso es parte del diseño de Dios para nosotros.

No estamos todos de acuerdo en que hemos aprendido algunas cosas en la vida que ahora desearíamos nunca haber conocido? Hemos sufrido cosas que desearíamos no haber experimentado nunca. Allí está la sutileza. Cuando no escuchamos a Dios oímos otras voces cuya apelación es la de la independencia y el orgullo, y cuyo sistema de valores es la antítesis del de Dios.

fact, you cannot keep it hidden very long. This is because attitudes like bitterness and jealousy are written in the eyes. If we look closely, we can see joy and happiness on the face of a person who is truly content. Likewise, there usually will be a sense of tenseness or a distance within the eyes of those who allow these feelings to gather within their lives. Anger and bitterness are written on a person's countenance. How

The truth of the matter is that our goals are generally very small and unsatisfying compared to the awesome, eternal plans the Father desires to accomplish through us.

Remember, the intensity of His adversity is always limited to your capacity to bear it. He will never send adversity into your life and break your spirit. He will never use trouble or heartache to destroy you.

Hemos edificado bien, prestando atención a la Palabra de Dios y aplicándola a diario, o hemos edificado pobremente, escuchando pero sin llevarla a la práctica?

When we hear His promises, we think, That is in the future. But the Father has already seen the end and is reporting the reality to us—He has achieved all that He said He would do (Isa. 55:10–11). Time just has to catch up.

The Lord desires to heal you to the core of your being—even in the places you've forgotten exist. So listen to Him and deal with whatever He surfaces, confident He is leading you to freedom.

Hebrews 12:14 instructs, "Pursue peace with all men." However, this does not signify compromising your beliefs or acting in a sinful manner that dishonors God. Rather, it means practicing loving, godly communication and an attitude of forgiveness.

Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.

Behavior is the substance of religion. Belief is the substance of relationship.

Our emotions often stand in direct opposition to our faith in the Lord and what He is achieving for us.

None of us has become perfect (Phil. 3:12). None of us does everything right. None of us is so wise that we always speak the right word or so strong that we always do the right thing. Remembering this keeps us humble.

5Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall bdirect your paths.

Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.