1. “Nobody else can make us discouraged; it is a choice that we alone make when facing disappointments.” – Charles F. Stanley
2. “Make sure that what you are living for is what you are willing to die for.” – Charles F. Stanley
3. “So if you’re struggling because you’ve sinned and wonder if you’ve gone too far for God to love you anymore, take heart. You cannot stop Him from caring for you. He loved you at your worst. Now honor Him with your very best.” – Charles F. Stanley
4. “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
5. “Helping someone come to a saving knowledge of Christ is the greatest achievement possible.” – Charles F. Stanley
6. “We are the product of our thinking, so it is important that we choose carefully where to focus our mental energy.” – Charles F. Stanley
7. “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
8. “Whenever problems arise, get alone and listen quietly for God.” – Charles F. Stanley
9. “Brokenness is God’s requirement for maximum usefulness.” – Charles F. Stanley
10. “You must never sacrifice your relationship with God for the sake of a relationship with another person.” – Charles F. Stanley
11. “Hear me very carefully on this point. Nobody can take your peace from you. If you have lost your peace, you have lost it for one main reason – you have surrendered it.” – Charles F. Stanley
12. “Once a person feels that he has gotten away with sin, he rarely, if ever, thinks, I won’t do that again because I know it displeases God.” – Charles F. Stanley
13. “Behavior is the substance of religion. Belief is the substance of relationship.” – Charles F. Stanley
14. “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 F. Stanley
15. “There is nothing worse than a life filled with adversity from which nothing good ever comes.” – Charles F. Stanley
16. “God will never reject you. Whether you accept Him is your decision.” – Charles F. Stanley
17. “If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are.” – Charles F. Stanley
18. “Friend, it is God’s responsibility to supply what you require. Your duty is to trust Him, obey Him, and keep your focus on Him – not on what you perceive is.” – Charles F. Stanley
19. “An idol is anything that you value more – either by your attitude or actions – than God.” – Charles F. Stanley
20. “Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It’s impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.” – Charles F. Stanley
21. “If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit.” – Charles F. Stanley
22. “God is responsible for the consequences of our obedience, WE are responsible for the consequences of our disobedience” – Charles F. Stanley
23. “Whatever brings you to your knees in weakness carries the greatest potential for your personal success and spiritual victory.” – Charles F. Stanley
24. “Your life is going to be determined by your prayer life.” – Charles F. Stanley
25. “People don’t like the idea of consequences. They want to be able to live their life freely and do what they want to do without any consequences. And we know that’s just not the way life is.” – Charles F. Stanley
26. “Attitude and the spirit in which we communicate are as important as the words we say.” – Charles F. Stanley
27. “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
28. “A man can preach no better than he prays.” – Charles F. Stanley
29. “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 our needs. When I accepted this as an absolute truth in my life, I found that my worrying stopped.” – Charles F. Stanley
30. “Obedience always is the first step to discovering God’s plan for your life.” – Charles F. Stanley
31. “God takes full responsibility for the life wholly devoted to Him.” – Charles F. Stanley
32. “Perhaps you have been ensnared by a sinful habit that you will not abandon, and your guilt is so overwhelming you are ashamed to approach Christ. Whatever the reason for your broken intimacy with God, there is good news. Jesus waits to embrace you now in the arms of unconditional, divine love.” – Charles F. Stanley
33. “Stop for a minute and think about how you typically interact with God. If prayer time is dominated by your own talking, some adjustments may be in order. Just as the Lord spoke to David, God also has many things to say to you, if you’ll simply let Him speak.” – Charles F. Stanley
34. “Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what He is going to do. He reveals to you Who He is.” – Charles F. Stanley
35. “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 F. Stanley
36. “And it is in times of extreme difficulty that He develops our character and strengthens us spiritually, while helping us to grow deeper in our faith in Him.” – Charles F. Stanley
37. “We are either in the process of resisting God’s truth or in the process of being shaped and molded by his truth.” – Charles F. Stanley
38. “When we learn from experience, the scars of sin can lead us to restoration and a renewed intimacy with God.” – Charles F. Stanley
39. “opportunities are always lost when we let fear overrule our faith” – Charles F. Stanley
40. “We could all work up a nervous breakdown in thirty seconds, if we really wanted to.” – Charles F. Stanley
41. “Each of us will eventually give away all our earthly possessions. How we choose to do so, however, is a reflection of our commitment to the kingdom of God.” – Charles F. Stanley
42. “However, there always is hope with Christ—always another opportunity and always enough wisdom and strength to get through the situation victoriously.” – Charles F. Stanley
43. “Trusting God means looking beyond what we can see to what God sees.” – Charles F. Stanley
44. “When trouble comes, focus on God’s ability to care for you.” – Charles F. Stanley
45. “There is never a time when God gives up on us. His eternal hope is ours, and He gives us the faith we need to hold out during seasons of great difficulty. Moses” – Charles F. Stanley
46. “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
47. “Earthly wisdom is doing what comes naturally. Godly wisdom is doing what the Holy Spirit compels us to do.” – Charles F. Stanley
48. “When we surrender to His timing, He does mighty things in and for us, according to His will and His timing. God acts on behalf of those who wait for Him.” – Charles F. Stanley
49. “In times of defeat, we never know how close we are to victory. In every event of failure, God has planted a seed of success.” – Charles F. Stanley
50. “Our problems may stay, our circumstances may remain, but we know God is in control. We are focused on His adequacy, not our inadequacy.” – Charles F. Stanley
51. “There is no substitute for a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.” – Charles F. Stanley
52. “Disappointments are inevitable; discouragement is a choice.” – Charles F. Stanley
53. “He allows brokenness in our lives in order to bring about a blessing.” – Charles F. Stanley
54. “God wants you to understand the Word of God. The Bible is not a mystery book. It’s not a book of philosophy. It’s a book of truth that explains the attitude and heart of almighty God.” – Charles F. Stanley
55. “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
56. “God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.” – Charles F. Stanley
57. “Change your focus from the gift to the Giver – from the blessing to the One who bestows it.” – Charles F. Stanley
58. “The gate is small because truth guards the entrance. The way is narrow because the Lord protects us with wise boundaries.” – Charles F. Stanley
59. “We must never limit God’s ability to turn even the worst, most vile experience in our lives into something productive, beneficial and positive.” – Charles F. Stanley
60. “If God has positioned us in a certain place, we must leave all the details to Him.” – Charles F. Stanley
61. “You always have God’s undivided attention.” – Charles F. Stanley
62. “The difficulties we face originate from one of three sources. Some are sent to us by the Lord to test our faith, others are the result of Satan’s attacks, and still others are due to our own sinful choices.” – Charles F. Stanley
63. “Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God’s viewpoint.” – Charles F. Stanley
64. “We learn more in our mountain experiences than on our mountaintops.” – Charles F. Stanley
65. “Success is the continuing achievement of becoming the person God wants you to be and accomplishing the goals God has helped you set.” – Charles F. Stanley
66. “Disappointments will come and go, but discouragement is a choice that you make.” – Charles F. Stanley
67. “It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships.” – Charles F. Stanley
68. “Suffering prepares you by training you to trust God and know that He is always at work in your life.” – Charles F. Stanley
69. “We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor.” – Charles F. Stanley
70. “The only never you should focus on is that God will never let you down.” – Charles F. Stanley
71. “Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus.” – Charles F. Stanley
72. “You have to have courage to be obedient to God.” – Charles F. Stanley
73. “As long as our faith is no deeper than our circumstance, we’re set up for failure.” – Charles F. Stanley
74. “So when trouble comes, remember that your smartest course of action is to turn to God. He has your best interest in mind, so praise Him and trust He’s using exactly what’s necessary to set you free and plant your feet on solid ground.” – Charles F. Stanley
75. “Regardless of the source of our pain, we must accept that God knows, God loves, and God is at work.” – Charles F. Stanley
76. “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 F. Stanley
77. “God blesses us so that we might bless others!” – Charles F. Stanley
78. “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 F. Stanley
79. “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 F. Stanley
80. “Victory is possible. Genuine healing can occur if we’re willing to allow the Father to set us free.” – Charles F. Stanley
81. “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 F. Stanley
82. “No matter how far we may wander from the Lord’s perfect will for our lives, we are always welcome back.” – Charles F. Stanley
83. “Hellen Keller was blind and deaf when she graduated from college with honors. So what’s your problem?” – Charles F. Stanley
84. “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.” – Charles F. Stanley
85. “Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we’re waiting for.” – Charles F. Stanley
86. 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
87. “Fight all your battles on your knees and you win every time.” – Charles F. Stanley
88. “Our emotions often stand in direct opposition to our faith in the Lord and what He is achieving for us.” – Charles F. Stanley
89. “First priority becomes first action.” – Charles F. Stanley
90. “Obey God and leave all the consequences to Him.” – Charles F. Stanley