Charles Stanley

“There is only one secure foundation: a genuine, deep relationship with Jesus Christ, which will carry you through any and all turmoil. No matter what storms are raging all around, you'll stand firm if you stand on His love.”

“God's arrows of affliction are sharp and painful so He can get our attention. He won't let His beloved children get away with sin because He knows it robs us of blessings, opportunities, and even character refinement.”

“On Sunday morning, I'm not nervous... I can't wait to tell what God wants me to say.”

“Every test, every trial, every heartache that's been significant, I can turn it over and see how God has turned it into good no matter what.”

“American foreign policy and military might have opened an opportunity for the Gospel in the land of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.”

“In giving us children, God places us in a position of both leadership and service. He calls us to give up our lives for someone else's sake - to abandon our own desires and put our child's interests first. Yet, according to His perfect design, it is through this selflessness that we can become truly fulfilled.”

“A Christian has no right being in a fight unless it's a spiritual fight.”

“God will never tell us to do something that gratifies the flesh.”

“The best way in the world to deceive believers is to cloak a message in religious language and declare that it conveys some new insight from God.”

“God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross.”

“Yieldedness is vital in listening to what He has to say.”

“The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.”

“When God speaks, oftentimes His voice will call for an act of courage on our part.”

“When trouble comes, focus on God's ability to care for you.”

“One of the important things about temptation is, if I'm going to deal with it I'm going to have to recognize, this is an area of weakness in my life. I have been tempted here before and before and before.”

“You can't tell a woman who is called by God to teach that she cannot teach the Word of God... So I think the distinction is that there's a difference between the authority of a pastor and a Bible teacher.”

“Understand that it is often unwise to forgive face to face. This tends to make the other person feel 'put down' and make you look holier-than-thou.”

“The time you spend alone with God will transform your character and increase your devotion. Then your integrity and godly behavior in an unbelieving world will make others long to know the Lord.”

“God's plan for enlarging His kingdom is so simple - one person telling another about the Savior. Yet we're busy and full of excuses. Just remember, someone's eternal destiny is at stake. The joy you'll have when you meet that person in heaven will far exceed any discomfort you felt in sharing the gospel.”

“An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.”