Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

Jesus says if you want to have me, you must give up that other thing that has you.

Discipleship, following Jesus Christ is the toughest thing that you're going do in your whole life. You're not going to find anything tougher.

If any want to become my followers," Jesus says. Following him is not something that is self-evident, even among the disciples. No one can be forced, no one can be expected to follow him. ... "If any want to follow me, they must deny themselves ... and take up their cross.

It will cost you everything to follow the Lord. And it will cost you even more to be His man for this hour.

I can work for the Lord in or out of prison.

Love always involves responsibility, and love always involves sacrifice. And we do not really love Christ unless we are prepared to face His task and to take up His Cross.

Passion is best spent on God; so get committed.

If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally - every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher.

Even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life.

God, I pray Thee, light these idle sticks of my life and may I burn for Thee. Consume my life, my God, for it is Thine. I seek not a long life, but a full one, like you, Lord Jesus.

If we are not willing to wake up in the morning and die to ourselves, perhaps we should ask ourselves whether or not we are really following Jesus.

Once again, Jesus calls those who follow him to share his passion.

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not an effort of once a week or once a day. It is an effort of once and for all.

Beware of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ.

Followers of Jesus who count the cost and are willing to take up their crosses after him must have broad shoulders.

Kyle Idleman’s Not a Fan is a crucial message for our time. It’s a powerful call to commitment and to following Jesus with all our hearts that has challenged me in the best of ways!

Jesus' call to commitment is clear: He wants all or nothing.

The decisions you are making right now and that you will make in the foreseeable months and years will absolutely determine whether you pivot towards the world or towards the Lord.

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.

The mark of one who loves God and saints is sacrifice.

On the field I'm trying to play for the glory of God but then also I'm trying to give everything I have and win and compete. And so I think more than just winning or losing, I think He cares about where our hearts are when we're playing.

With patience and persistence, even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life. In fact, that's how most bonfires begin - as a simple spark.

There are many of us that are willing to do great things for the Lord, but few of us are willing to do little things.

Conversion is an offering of self, of love, and of loyalty we give to God in gratitude for the gift of testimony.

I've learned one important thing about God's gifts - what we do with them is our gift to Him.