Inspirational Quotes by Charles Stanley
“The truth that serves as the object and foundation of the Spirit-filled life is (1) the Holy Spirit indwells you, (2) He is the life of Christ in you, and (3) He is willing and able to produce the character of Christ through you.”
“We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps. PROVERBS 16:9 NLT”
“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.”
“For too many believers the Christian life boils down to simply doing the best they can.”
“we have already asked Him to do. In the same way, there is no need to beg Him to do what He has already promised to do. Instead, we should thank Him for it. We should thank Him for the wisdom we are going to experience in our prayers. We should thank Him for granting our desires, meeting our needs, and giving us direction. Then we must wait. More asking will show a lack of faith. It is at this point, however, that our faith will be tested the most. We may want to add “if it is Your will” to our prayers, just in case we misunderstood. This is why basing our prayers on Scripture is so important—it gives us a foundation. God’s Word is unchanging truth. It is in the protected harbor of His Word that we bring our faith to rest. When we go to God, instead of asking, “Lord, please do this and that,” let’s ask Him to show us how to pray. Let’s ask the Holy Spirit to pray through us from beginning to end. Then we can be assured of praying according to His will. We will”
“In summary then, Jesus is the foundation stone of our peace. He bridges the gap between God and man.The Scriptures say,“He is our peace.” And what wonderful benefits are ours: forgiveness (no more shame or guilt because of the past), the continuous assurance of God’s presence in our lives, and more to the point of this book, His peace—the gift that is given to those who begin to follow the Master.”
“But not one shred of scriptural evidence shows that God will say yes to all of our prayers just because we’re living right. God is sovereign. He has the right to say no according to His infinite wisdom, regardless of our goodness.”
“Have you ever stopped to think what you might like to do if you didn’t work at the job you presently have?” His eyes brightened. “Sure,” he said. But then his shoulders slumped and the light went out of his eyes. “But that’s only a daydream. Maybe I’ll get to do that in another ten years when I retire.” I felt sorry for this man as I watched him leave. To think of awaking each morning and going through the motions of a job only for the money seems like sheer drudgery. Such a job is a burden, not a blessing.And the greater the burden associated with any responsibility, the greater the tension, frustration, and anxiety. Furthermore, there’s plenty of opportunity for regret to settle in. If this man doesn’t begin to pursue the God-given dreams that reside deep in his heart, he’s going to find himself saying in the future, “I regret I spent my life doing what I did. I wish I had taken a different path.” He”
“God is more interested in our character, our future, and our sanctification than He is in our momentary satisfaction. His answers are always an act of grace, motivated by His love.”
“Cuando confiamos en que Jesucristo sea nuestra suficiencia, Él toma cartas en el asunto y nos hace más de lo que somos en nuestra fortaleza, en nuestro intelecto o en nuestra habilidad.”
“Si usted es cristiano, entonces solo Dios está a cargo de su vida. Él es su seguridad.”
“En muchos individuos el remordimiento está arraigado en el hecho de que no tuvieron valor, fortaleza, vitalidad, resolución, y lo más importante, no confiaron en que Dios les daría el valor, la fortaleza, la vitalidad y la resolución que necesitaban.”
“Si en una situación ha confiado en el Señor lo mejor que ha podido, haga a un lado cualquier culpa que sienta. Esa es una culpa falsa.”
“Más bien estaba consciente de tener una gran necesidad que no podía resolver por mi cuenta. Tenía que confiar en aquel que podía resolver los problemas por mí.”
“El carácter que Dios desea que manifestemos lleva las cualidades distintivas de amor, gozo, paz, paciencia, benignidad, bondad, fe, mansedumbre y templanza (Gálatas 5.22-23).”
“Algo de la preocupación también se arraiga en la obediencia. No hay sitio en las Escrituras en el que se nos dé licencia para ser irresponsables.”
“Mi intención es seguir aprendiendo y mejorando cada año por el resto de mi vida. Dios no lo llevará a convertirse en algo sin ayudarle a ser lo mejor que posiblemente pueda ser en ese campo. No le dará un talento para luego fallar en darle la oportunidad de descubrirlo, usarlo, desarrollarlo, practicarlo y perfeccionarlo.”
“Acepte quien Dios pretendió que usted fuera. Cambie lo que sabe que puede cambiar, que necesita cambiar, o que Dios le está pidiendo que cambie. Cambie las mentiras de los demás por la verdad del Señor acerca de usted. Esté dispuesto a continuar cediendo a la obra adaptadora del Espíritu Santo y a desarrollar el carácter que Él desea que desarrolle. Entonces, amigo mío, tendrá mayor paz en su interior.”
“If you were sprinkled as a child or christened, you have not been scripturally baptized. If you were immersed as an adult but had no intention of following Christ, you were not scripturally baptized. If you were sprinkled and have followed Christ since that time, you have not been scripturally baptized. If you were immersed and became a Christian later, you have not been scripturally baptized.”
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Charles Frazier Stanley was born September 25, 1932, in the small town of Dry Fork, Virginia. The only child of Charley and Rebecca Stanley, Charles came into the world during a time when the entire nation felt the grip of the Great Depression. To make matters worse, just nine months later, his father Charley died at the young age of 29.
However, Charles refused to let the Great Depression or the difficulties of his life define him. Instead, like his father and grandfather before him, he clung to God’s Word and took up the mantle to preach the gospel to whoever would listen.
Dr. Stanley’s motivation is best represented by the truth found in Acts 20:24, “Life is worth nothing unless I use it for doing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus—the work of telling others the Good News about God's mighty kindness and love.” This is because, as he says, “It is the Word of God and the work of God that changes people’s lives.”
Dr. Stanley’s teachings can be heard weekly at First Baptist Church Atlanta, daily on “In Touch with Dr. Charles Stanley” radio and television broadcasts on more than 2,800 stations around the world, on the Internet at intouch.org, through the In Touch Messenger, and in the monthly, award-winning In Touch magazine.