Quotes from Charles F. Stanley

Your Talents SCRIPTURE READING: LUKE 19:12– 27 KEY VERSE: LUKE 19:17

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

I want to be very clear and state emphatically to you that until you have peace with God, you will never experience true peace in this life.This is the most foundational principle in the Scriptures.

when you think all is lost is when Your Savior reveals His awesome power.

Can all your worries add a single moment to your life?" LUKE 12:25 NLT

The true blessings of God can rarely be counted because He places them within our hearts.

El oyente de mente embotada no tiene ninguna intención verdadera de investigar la Palabra ni de crecer. Sólo le gusta tener la seguridad de que va a eludir el infierno e ir al cielo.

His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.

Don't continue to beat yourself up over something that God has forgiven.

am in him, and that's all that matters.

Therefore, when you do stumble, always remember you have an Advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ—who hears your prayers for forgiveness and cares when you are hurting. God may discipline you when you yield to temptation, but He will never withhold His love from you. You are His child. This truth never changes. And because He is righteous, loving, and steadfast, He will certainly never fail you.

One reason so many Christians are not happy in their careers is that they don't view their occupations as God's work. They see them as jobs. They love teaching Sunday school. They love working with young people. They wish they were in the ministry full-time. But they hate their jobs. They fail to see that their primary ministry is their jobs.

Sus pensamientos, que salen de sus creencias básicas, son como los controladores de tráfico de su vida. Determinan adónde va, qué actividades realiza, cómo las realiza, qué personas está dispuesto a incluir en su vida y muchos otros factores, todo lo cual resulta en su éxito o fracaso final.

aun cuando hagamos silencio, sutilmente estamos diciendo algo.

If we refuse God's answers when they don't fit in with our plans, then we are trying to use God for our purposes. But if we graciously accept His answers—no matter what they are—He will use us for His glory.

For too many believers the Christian life boils down to simply doing the best they can.

third reason God speaks today is He knows we need the comfort and assurance just as much as the believers of old.

Friend, God is the same today as He was in Bible times, and He works through everything that touches your life for your good. Therefore, no matter how dire your circumstances may appear—or how far He stretches the last of your resources—trust Him to supply your needs.

De una renovación de nuestro entendimiento proviene un cambio en nuestra forma de hablar y nuestra conducta. A medida que nuestra forma de hablar y nuestra conducta se renuevan, nuestras relaciones con los demás también se renuevan. A medida que nuestras relaciones se renuevan, nuestro mundo inmediato se renueva. Todo comienza en la mente, con aquello en lo que decidimos pensar y meditar.

ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding, so that you will walk in a manner worthy of the Lord, to please Him in all respects, bearing fruit in every good work.

Unlimited Vision SCRIPTURE READING: ISAIAH 6:1–8 KEY VERSE: PSALM 33:11

A Safe House SCRIPTURE READING: PHILIPPIANS 4:4–7 KEY VERSE: PSALM 31:3

I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly." JOHN 10:10 NKJV Isn't this verse comforting? Not only does Jesus provide eternal life when we accept Him as our Savior, but He also gives us an abundant life here and now—overflowing with every good blessing so we can accomplish all that He has called us to do.

Like Peter, you may want God's will but are unsure about how He is accomplishing it—and you prefer to manage life according to your terms. But, friend, it just doesn't work that way. So let go of your fear and allow the Savior to work. He has a better plan than you can imagine. Accept that He's in control, and rest in the knowledge that He's always victorious.