Top 180 Charles F. Stanley Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.”

— Charles F. Stanley

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2. “Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.”

— Charles F. Stanley

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3. “You will never go wrong obeying God.”

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4. “God takes full responsibility for the life wholly devoted to Him.”

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5. “Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we’re waiting for.”

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6. “God is responsible for the consequences of our obedience, WE are responsible for the consequences of our disobedience.”

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7. “Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice.”

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8. “Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees.”

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9. “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.”

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10. “Brokenness is God’s requirement for maximum usefulness.”

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

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12. “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.”

— Charles F. Stanley

13. “Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God’s viewpoint.”

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14. “Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.”

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15. “As children of a sovereign God, we are never victims of our circumstances.”

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16. “If we walk in the Spirit daily, surrendered to His power, we have the right to expect anything we need to hear from God. The Holy Spirit living within us and speaking to us ought to be the natural, normal lifestyle of believers.”

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17. “God blesses us so that we might bless others!”

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18. “Romantic love reaches out in little ways, showing attention and admiration. Romantic love remembers what pleases a woman, what excites her, and what surprises her. Its actions whisper; you are the most special person in my life.”

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19. “You always have God’s undivided attention.”

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20. “As God’s children, we are not to be observers; we’re to participate actively in the Lord’s work. Spectators sit and watch, but we are called to use our spiritual gifts and serve continually.”

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21. “The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us.”

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22. “Put your faith, hope, and trust in God. Do not look at your circumstances. Commit yourself to doing what He requires of you. Cling to the promises in His Word. Then when desperation pulls at your heart, you can cry out to Him, knowing that He hears your every word and will answer and provide the encouragement you need to hold out in the face of adversity.”

— Charles F. Stanley

23. “Success is the continuing achievement of becoming the person God wants you to be and accomplishing the goals God has helped you set.”

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24. “Adversity is always unexpected and unwelcomed. It is an intruder and a thief. But in the hands of God, adversity becomes the means through which HIS Supernatural Power is demonstrated.”

— Charles F. Stanley

25. “You must never sacrifice your relationship with God for the sake of a relationship with another person.”

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26. “Whatever brings you to your knees in weakness carries the greatest potential for your personal success and spiritual victory.”

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27. “It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships.”

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28. “Fear stifles our thinking and actions. It creates indecisiveness that results in stagnation. I have known talented people who procrastinate indefinitely rather than risk failure. Lost opportunities cause erosion of confidence, and the downward spiral begins.”

— Charles F. Stanley

29. “You have to have courage to be obedient to God.”

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30. “We are to forgive so that we may enjoy God’s goodness without feeling the weight of anger burning deep within our hearts. Forgiveness does not mean we recant the fact that what happened to us was wrong. Instead, we roll our burdens onto the Lord and allow Him to carry them for us.”

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31. “You may go through difficulty, hardship, or trial – but as long as you are anchored to Him, you will have hope.”

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32. “Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It’s impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.”

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33. “Jesus is our Advocate before God.”

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34. “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?”

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

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36. “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.”

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37. “True unconditional love is sacrificial – it is not easily offended, self-focused, or afraid of rejection. It seeks only the good of the other person.”

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38. “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.”

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39. “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.”

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40. “Suffering prepares you by training you to trust God and know that He is always at work in your life.”

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41. “His voice leads us not into timid discipleship but into bold witness.”

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42. “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.”

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43. “The Holy Spirit’s power cannot be harnessed. His power cannot be used to accomplish anything other than the Father’s will. He is not a candy dispenser. He is not a vending machine. He is not a genie waiting for someone to rub His lamp the right way. He is holy God.”

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44. “God has loved you since before you were born-so much so that 2,000 years ago, He sent His Son Jesus to die in your place.”

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45. “God is honored by large, difficult, and impossible requests when we ask, seek, knock, and trust our loving Father always to answer for our good.”

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46. “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.”

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47. “Change your focus from the gift to the Giver – from the blessing to the One who bestows it.”

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48. “Regardless of the source of our pain, we must accept that God knows, God loves, and God is at work.”

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49. “Psalm 34:18 is clear, “The LORD is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” So when you feel at your most unworthy or defeated is when the Father is closest, tenderly bidding you to return to Him.”

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50. “Obedience always is the first step to discovering God’s plan for your life.”

— Charles F. Stanley