In thinking about His many blessings, you view God’s work from a new perspective. — Charles Stanley

Regardless of the source of our pain, we must accept that God knows, God loves, and God is at work. — Charles Stanley

If a person becomes content with what is average, minimally acceptable, or satisfactory, she will rarely exert the effort or work toward something that is truly excellent or outstanding. — Charles Stanley

Suffering prepares you by training you to trust God and know that He is always at work in your life. — Charles Stanley

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. — Charles Stanley

God has ways of shaking the world when He is at work. He literally caused the ground to quake when Jesus died on the cross. — Charles Stanley

Sin and accountability aren’t popular messages. Yet being trendy and well liked is not the point. We’re here to carry out the work and mission of God, even when doing so is uncomfortable. — Charles Stanley

Temptation can be defined as an inducement to do evil. Three powerful forces work together to ruin a believer’s character and witness: Satan, the world system, and our own lustful ‘flesh’ tendencies. — Charles Stanley

You always have God’s undivided attention. — Charles F. Stanley

Of all the things Christ wants for us, loving Him and focusing our attention on Him are the most important. — Charles Stanley

God takes full responsibility for the life wholly devoted to Him. — Charles Stanley

Obedience always is the first step to discovering God’s plan for your life. — Charles F. Stanley

No matter how far we may wander from the Lord’s perfect will for our lives, we are always welcome back. — Charles Stanley

There is nothing worse than a life filled with adversity from which nothing good ever comes. — Charles Stanley

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 Stanley

The dark moments of our life will last only so long as is necessary for God to accomplish His purpose in us. — Charles Stanley

God wants to cast out the fear and doubt in your life. Go before Him right now and say, ‘Lord, this is what I am afraid of … — Charles Stanley

Jesus set an example for us to follow: a life of loving, obedient service. — Charles Stanley

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 Stanley

It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships. — Charles Stanley

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 Stanley

Take steps each day to be sure your life expresses commitment to Jesus. — Charles Stanley

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 Stanley

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 Stanley

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 Stanley

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don’t even like the word. — Charles Stanley

The Bible reveals the Father’s overall plan for the world and provides general guidelines for life. But how can we know His specific plans for us? Listening to God is essential to walking with God. — Charles Stanley

Discouragement) Can be temporary–or it can destroy our life. The choice is ours. If we refuse to deal with discouragement head–on, we are opening the door for it to completely dominate our life. — Charles Stanley

Opportunities are always lost when we let fear overrule our faith — Charles F. Stanley

As long as our faith is no deeper than our circumstance, we’re set up for failure. — Charles F. Stanley

If you put your faith in yourself and your abilities, intellect and dreams, then your foundation is only as strong as you are. — Charles Stanley

Our emotions often stand in direct opposition to our faith in the Lord and what He is achieving for us. — Charles F. Stanley

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 Stanley

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. — Charles Stanley

Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall bdirect your paths. — Charles F. Stanley

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

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

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. — Charles Stanley