Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

There is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness, and that is to account no external things thine own, but to commit all to God.

No one can pray and worry at the same time. When we worry, we aren't praying. When we pray, we aren't worrying.

I'm on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.

Either worrying drives out prayer, or prayer drives out worrying.

Ceremonies are no aid to blessedness.

When the problem is worry, the prescription is prayer.

Prayer is doubts destroyer, ruin's remedy, the antidote to all anxieties.

Real peace is not in power, money, or weapons, but in deep inner peace.

When you're worrying you're not praying. Stop worrying start praying.

When you worry, there is static coming through your mind radio. God's song is the song of calmness. Nervousness is the static; calmness is the voice of God speaking to you through the radio of your soul.

The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a 'happy Christian.' Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not. Remember, Jesus Christ had joy, and He prayed 'that they might have my joy fulfilled in themselves.'

No one can pray and worry at the same time.

If you have an anxiety lay it down before The Lord

NOTHING which life has to offer is worth the price of worry

You know people just assume, 'Well, all my life I'll be a worrier.' That doesn't have to be true. There's a way to drink from God's presence so much that worry begins to dissipate.

All God wants of man is a peaceful heart.

Something I always try to practice is be anxious for nothing, but let your request be known to God.

I try to look on all the great things God's done, and not focus on the negative. It's a perspective.

Success is just being happy. And I try so many different things. I do a lot of different things. Because I think God has helped me to love myself. I know who God is, and I love God.

Oh, how great peace and quietness would he possess who should cut off all vain anxiety and place all his confidence in God.

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with.

To be full of things is to be empty of God. To be empty of things is to be full of God.

Happiness is a mystery, like religion, and should never be rationalised.

Christians might say that you can't live a more meaningful life without Jesus. Well, that's absolutely not true. You can. You can enjoy a sunrise whether you know Jesus or not.

I pray a lot and it has helped me throughout my whole career to stay calm and focused.