Charles Stanley

"Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice."

- Charles Stanley

"You are not alone in this. God is with you and has a purpose for your pain."

- Charles Stanley

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

- Charles Stanley

"The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor."

- Charles Stanley

"We can be tired, weary and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that He injects into our bodies energy, power and strength."

- Charles Stanley

"Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving him and focusing our attention on him are the most important."

- Charles Stanley

"We are either in the process of resisting God's truth or in the process of being shaped and molded by his truth."

- Charles Stanley

"Since God knows our future, our personalities, and our capacity to listen, he isn't ever going to say more to us than we can deal with at the moment."

- Charles Stanley

"We can be tired, weary, and emotionally distraught, but after spending time alone with God, we find that he injects into our bodies energy, power and strength."

- Charles Stanley

"Wherever you go, God is with you - watching over you, protecting you, and providing the truth you need for every situation. The question is, will you open your heart to His Word, apply it to your life, and allow God to change you so that He can use you in ways far greater than you can imagine?"

- Charles Stanley

"The moment someone chooses to trust in Jesus Christ, his sins are wiped away, and he is adopted into God's family. That individual is set apart as a child of God, with a sacred purpose."

- Charles Stanley

"The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him."

- 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."

- Charles Stanley

"Focusing on difficulties intensifies and enlarges the problem. When we focus our attention on God, the problem is put into its proper perspective and it no longer overwhelms us."

- Charles Stanley

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

- Charles Stanley

"On Sunday morning, I’m not nervous… I can’t wait to tell what God wants me to say."

- Charles Stanley

"We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor."

- Charles Stanley

"From the world's perspective, there are many places you can go to find comfort. But there is only one place you will find a hand to catch your tears and a heart to listen to your every longing. True peace comes only from God."

- Charles Stanley

"Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God."

- Charles Stanley

"God’s Word is absolutely true. You may not understand how God is going to bring about what He's promised you, but He is keeping every promise that He has ever made. He will never deceive you or disappoint you, and He will never change His mind about what He's told you."

- Charles Stanley

"see things from God's viewpoint."

- Charles Stanley

"If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are."

- Charles Stanley

"Our heavenly Father understands our disappointment, suffering, pain, fear, and doubt. He is always there to encourage our hearts and help us understand that He's sufficient for all of our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped."

- Charles Stanley

"Your potential is the sum of all the possibilities God has for your life."

- Charles Stanley

"Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God's viewpoint."

- Charles Stanley

"Gratitude produces deep, abiding joy because we know that God is working in us, even through difficulties."

- Charles Stanley

"The amount of time we spend with Jesus — meditating on his Word and his majesty, seeking his face — establishes our fruitfulness in the kingdom."

- Charles Stanley

"I'm convinced that the man who has learned to meditate upon the Lord will be able to run on his feet and walk in his spirit. Although he may be hurried by his vocation, that's not the issue. The issue is how fast his spirit is going. To slow it down takes a period of time."

- Charles Stanley

"The essence of meditation is a period of time set aside to contemplate the Lord, listen to him, and allow him to permeate our spirits."

- Charles Stanley