Charles R. Swindoll Quotes

Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God's viewpoint.

O daisy mine, what will it be to look / From God's side even of such a simple thing?

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

The fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, and they that lack the beginning have neither middle nor end

The Bible is the book that makes fools of the wise of this world; it is only understood by the plain and simple hearted.

Why would anyone walk through life satisfied with the light from the candle of their own understanding when, by reaching out to our Heavenly Father, they could experience the bright sun of spiritual knowledge that would expand their minds with wisdom and fill their souls with joy?

Spiritual superiority only sees the individual. But alas, ordinarily we human beings are sensual and, therefore, as soon as it is a gathering, the impression changes - we see something abstract, the crowd, and we become different. But in the eyes of God, the infinite spirit, all the millions that have lived and now live do not make a crowd, He only sees each individual.

Man has a viewpoint, but God has the view.

The Bible - the wisest document ever known in human existence, which defies the ravages of time and change because it contains the truth that cannot be changed or invalidated.

God's way is still the best way.

If you lack knowledge, go to school. If you lack wisdom, get on your knees.

Wisdom is looking at life from God's point of view. You look at life's difficulties and tests as God looks at them. You look at family life and child rearing as God looks at them. You interpret current events as God would interpret them. You see the truth even though all around you are deception and lies.

Religion is consciousness-raising. It raises you higher than the problem, it gives you a bird's-eye view.

There is no wisdom but that which is founded on the fear of God, which Solomon also declares to be the chief part of wisdom.

I like how someone once said being a Christian is not about having new ideas but having new eyes. This is the ability to have our hearts broken with the things that break the heart of God. That is part of what it means to be a Christian.

If you face a challenging task from God today, ask yourself, "How would Jesus handle this?" Then go and do the same.

Ask God to fill your mouth with the words you need to say today. No issue is so small that it doesn't require God's wisdom.

Disguise is central to God's way of dealing with us human beings. Not because God is playing games with us but because the God who is beyond our knowing makes himself known in the disguise of what we can know. The Christian word for this is revelation, and the ultimate revelation came by incarnation. ... God is the master of disguises, in order that we might see.

A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love and that God's presence is felt at the very time when the only thing we do is to love.

The secret of my success? It is simple. It is found in the Bible.

The sorest afflictions never appear intolerable, but when we see them in the wrong light; when we see them in the hand of God, who dispenses them; when we know that it is our loving Father who abases and distresses us; our sufferings will lose their bitterness and become even a matter of consolation.

Our true and genuine wisdom can be summed up as the knowledge of God and the knowledge of ourselves.

Work for god, love god alone, and be wise with god. When an ordinary man puts the necessary rime and enthusiasm into meditation and prayer, he becomes a divine man.

The Bible isn't quick to give answers; it mainly gives the Answer.

Do you need strength? Peace? Wisdom? Direction? Discipline? Ask for it! God will hear you.