I am often the brunt of my own humor.

— Charles R. Swindoll

I cannot at the same time accept the glory and give God the glory... Glorifying God means being occupied with and committed to His ways rather than preoccupied with and determined my own way. It is being so thrilled with Him, so devoted to Him, so committed to Him that we cannot get enough of Him!

— Charles R. Swindoll

I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun.

— Charles R. Swindoll

If you allow it, [suffering] can be the means by which God brings you His greatest blessings.

— Charles R. Swindoll

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

— Charles R. Swindoll

If your life is an example of glorifying God, others won't see your good works and glorify YOU, because they'll know what you are doing is for God's glory.

— Charles R. Swindoll

If your motive is in any way to promote greatness for yourself, you're in the wrong calling.

— Charles R. Swindoll

In many (most?) churches there are programs and activities... but so little worship. There are songs and anthems and musicals... but so little worship. There are announcements and readings and prayers... but so little worship.

— Charles R. Swindoll

In order to cease our striving, we must transfer our trust away from our own abilities, our own accomplishments, our own strength, and place it on His provision.

— Charles R. Swindoll

In other words Jesus went into the desert to confront His enemy and throw down the gauntlet. He would prove Himself to be the legitimate shepherd of Israel by overcoming the temptations that had undone all of Israel's previous kings, including His mighty ancestor, King David.

— Charles R. Swindoll