Top 180 Charles F. Stanley Quotes (2024 Update)
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151. “In thinking about His many blessings, you view God’s work from a new perspective.”

— Charles F. Stanley

152. “An idol is anything that you value more – either by your attitude or actions – than God.”

— Charles F. Stanley

153. “The blood that poured from Christ’s wounds bought your salvation. If you want to truly value what He did, think of Him hanging on that cross just for you. With that thought in your mind, consider how you should live. He gave Himself freely for you; are you giving yourself fully to Him?”

— Charles F. Stanley

154. “Helen Keller was blind and deaf when she graduated from college with honors. So what’s your problem?”

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155. “Our tendency today is to assume that we can eliminate the authority of husband over wife and yet retain the authority of husband-wife over the children. The Bible is more realistic about marriage than modern man, for the truth is that in disobeying the one hierarchy we destroy the other.”

— Charles F. Stanley

156. “Our emotions often stand in direct opposition to our faith in the Lord and what He is achieving for us.”

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157. “God calls you to delight in Him because nothing will satisfy your soul like being close to Him in intimate fellowship.”

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

— Charles F. Stanley

159. “A man can preach no better than he prays.”

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160. “Make sure that what you are living for is what you are willing to die for.”

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161. “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.”

— Charles F. Stanley

162. “Believing you can achieve a goal is vital to reaching a goal.”

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163. “When God calls you to a task or allows a trial, He assumes full responsibility for removing the hindrances that would keep you from succeeding. Therefore, you must respond in faith.”

— Charles F. Stanley

164. “Obey God and leave the consequences to Him. No matter what He tells you to do, do it and trust Him for the outcome.”

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165. “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 F. Stanley

166. “We’re enlarging in every single area of the ministry at In Touch. We’re on radio and television. We’re in over 110 million homes in America plus radio on satellites. We just acquired the NAMB FamilyNet television network, and with that expanding possibilities of the gospel.”

— Charles F. Stanley

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

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168. “Thank the Lord for using each person as a tool in your life to deepen your insight into His grace and conforming you to the image of His Son.”

— Charles F. Stanley

169. “I think a lot of people, even Christians, are willing to be satisfied with gaining lots and lots of biblical knowledge – and many people go to Bible studies and don’t realize it isn’t enough to know what’s right, it’s applying the information and the knowledge that you have.”

— Charles F. Stanley

170. “The length of time it takes to catch on to this relationship depends on us – not God. The more willing we are to confess our inadequacy, the easier it is for us to fully surrender to His will for our lives.”

— Charles F. Stanley

171. “Inner Strength Study Guide.”

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172. “Nations fight against nations, in marriages people fight against each other, children fight against each other. We are in warfare, in a national warfare, and in warfare with each other and with ourselves.”

— Charles F. Stanley

173. “I would never discredit reading the Scriptures, but it is important to meditate on it.”

— Charles F. Stanley

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

— Charles F. Stanley

175. “You may feel as though your life is in a vortex of trouble, but if you ask Him to show you how to be still before Him, He will; and in the calm of His presence, you will hear Him speak words of hope and encouragement.”

— Charles F. Stanley

176. “We must never limit God’s ability to turn even the worst, most vile experience in our lives into something productive, beneficial and positive.”

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177. “If we rationalize our problems when He points them out, we will spend less and less time meditating because we won’t want to face God in that area of our lives.”

— Charles F. Stanley

178. “1:16 – I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes. We must never feel ashamed of our connection to Christ or the salvation He freely offers to all. It is a high privilege to represent Him, and we must do so with boldness and enthusiasm.”

— Charles F. Stanley

179. “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.”

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180. “To become God’s mighty servants, we must decide whether we will base our life on His priorities or the world’s. The two are incompatible.”

— Charles F. Stanley

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

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182. “The essence of wisdom, from a practical standpoint, is pausing long enough to look at our lives-invitations, opportunities, relationships-from God’s perspective. And then acting on it.”

— Charles F. Stanley

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

— Charles F. Stanley

184. “This is an important concept as we look into the idea of forgiveness because we see in it God’s desire to have fellowship with sinful, disobedient men and women.”

— Charles F. Stanley

185. “4but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.”

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186. “God calls us to have a forgiving spirit. Knowing that God remains in control of all that happens to us releases us to forgive others.”

— Charles F. Stanley

187. “15:11 – “These things I have spoken to you so that My joy may be in you, and that your joy may be made full.” The Word of God, living and growing within us, produces lasting and increasing joy. A lack of joy in a Christian’s life often can be traced to a lack of concentrated devotional time in God’s Word or disobedience.”

— Charles F. Stanley

188. “7“The LORD shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways.”

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189. “God simply does not run this world by our timetable. What feels like a delay to us is right on schedule by His calendar. He often makes us wait, not to frustrate us, but to deepen our trust in Him.”

— Charles F. Stanley

190. “7You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.”

— Charles F. Stanley

191. “28And we know that cGod causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose.”

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192. “When you face a mountain in your life, you have a choice: be overwhelmed or be energized because you know the Savior will reveal Himself in a profound way to you.”

— Charles F. Stanley

193. “Friend, be assured that the Lord – the Owner of heaven and earth – supplies all your needs. None is too massive, problematic, or severe for Jesus to meet it.”

— Charles F. Stanley