Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

'I have always asked God to guide me in each of my tasks.

Every time I have had a breakthrough in my life, it has been because of Prayer

Man without religion is the creature of circumstances: Religion is above all circumstances, and will lift him up above them.

God wants to cast out the fear and doubt in your life. Go before Him right now and say, "Lord, this is what I am afraid of ..."

When I was younger, I thought you had to be in control of your own life. That takes a lot of discipline, hard work and focus. You just can't let it all fall by the wayside. Later on, I learned that God is really in control of everything. But you still have to put your best foot forward and be the best you can possibly be.

My mom taught us the Serenity Prayer at a young age.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.

I hope I'm a spiritual person. I'm trying to be a spiritual person.

The Divine wisdom has given us prayer, not as a means whereby to obtain the good things of earth, but as a means whereby we learn to do without them; not as a means whereby we escape evil, but as a means whereby we become strong to meet it.

God has equipped you to handle difficult things. In fact, He has already planted the seeds of discipline and self-control inside you. You just have to water those seeds with His Word to make them grow!

I remember praying for peace all the time as a kid.

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference.

When I pray, I ask for guidance in my life to be the best person I can be, to learn what I need to learn, and to grow from what I learn.

More than anything, praying just helps me to concentrate and let go of things that don't matter in that moment. It gives me peace knowing I'm in good hands.

I get up every morning and say, 'Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody, Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray.'

I know that I wouldn't be where I'm at if it wasn't for God.

Be the light. Know the truth. God bless you.

It is not sufficient to pray diligently for guidance, but this prayer must be followed by meditation as to the best methods of action and then action itself... because prayers can only be answered through action and if someone's action is wrong, God can use that method of showing the pathway which is right.

I pray a lot. I pray that God will show me what to do and will guide me and lead me.

If man is man and God is God, to live without prayer is not merely an awful thing: it is an infinitely foolish thing.

Down through the years, I turned to the Bible and found in it all that I needed

The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible.

Don’t concern yourself with being right in others’ eyes. And don’t secretly hope that their lives will fall apart so that your opinion will be vindicated. Instead, concentrate on obeying God in your own life and, when possible, helping others to obey Him as well. You don’t have to prove others wrong to continue on the course you know God has shown you.

I'm not perfect, but I believe my faith in Jesus Christ will really take me far in the world!