Thoughts By Charles Stanley

2024-02-22

How God Views the Self-Directed Man

Worldly wisdom amounts to nothing in the eyes of our omniscient, all-wise Father (1 Corinthians 1:20), and He expects His children to request and follow His guidance.

2024-02-04

The Power of Love

Godly love enables us to: Respond graciously in trying circumstances; Sacrifice without complaining; Wait patiently for others instead of pushing them to change...

2024-01-27

Infinite Forgiveness

Salvation is instantaneous, but discipleship is a lifelong journey. We will need each other’s encouragement—and the grace and mercy of God—as we learn to forgive the way Jesus taught us.

2024-01-21

Choosing to Forgive

Choosing to Forgive: Now as new creations in Christ who are indwelt by the Holy Spirit, we have His power to truly let go of the wrongs done to us and extend mercy to others, just as God has given mercy to us.

2024-01-12

Developing Patience

James tells us to consider trials a joy (1:2). But we often fail at this, don't we? Humanly speaking, praising the Lord for tribulation is unnatural. However, doing so begins to make sense to believers when they cling to God's promise that good comes from hardship.

2023-12-26

Reflecting God’s Love

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another" John 13: 34-35

2023-12-16

No Condemnation

There is no condemnation for those who receive Jesus Christ as their Savior. The believer's penalty for sin is paid, and he can stand blameless before God.

2023-11-28

Wisdom for Life’s Trials

Instead of feeling hopeless and discouraged by life’s trials, we can choose to walk with God in peace and joy.

2023-11-21

Forgiving Ourselves

Read: Psalm 103:10-14 Have you ever come to the Lord in repentance, confessing your wrongdoing,

2023-11-17

The Hidden Causes of Anxiety

Experiences affect how people think about themselves and what they choose to believe. Sometimes negative events create a hurtful thought pattern that can play in someone’s brain in a continuous loop.

2023-11-07

Accepting God’s Gift of Love

Many people simply can't believe that the Lord could love them. Others believe that He loves them, but only when they are pleasing Him in some way. Why is it so hard for us to accept His unconditional love?

2023-10-26

Life’s Passing Storms

Sometimes the Lord interrupts our life by sending turbulence so we will do what those sailors did—in their misery and helplessness, they cried for God’s help.

2023-10-20

Our Incomparable Companion

If you are a Christian, you have a friend who will never leave you. How wealthy we are to have the Holy Spirit. He is a friend who truly sticks closer than a brother!

2023-10-15

A Bitter Poison

Bitterness is a poison that we prepare for someone else but then drink ourselves. It is something we often carefully nurture and grow over the years.

2023-10-11

Building Muscles of Faith

"I wish I had great faith." These are words that almost every Christian has said at one time or another. But faith is like a muscle, which must be exercised in order to become strong; just wishing cannot make it happen.

2023-09-27

The Side Effects of Fear

What are you afraid of--loss, rejection, poverty, or death? Everybody will face such realities at some point.

2023-09-16

His Sufficient Grace

God’s grace could be defined as His provision for us at the point of our need. The problem is that sometimes it doesn’t seem as if the Lord truly is meeting our need.

2023-09-03

How to Seek the Lord

My advice: Get into it! The deep things of God don’t just drop into our brains; they are placed there through diligent study.

2023-08-17

God Works within Us

The Holy Spirit has more than enough power to transform lives from the inside out, but working change within is usually a slow process. Spiritual fruit takes time to grow and mature. That’s why we need patience and faith to believe He is...

2023-07-26

In Search of Wholeness

Take an honest look at your life. Do you feel whole and complete, or is there the sense that something’s missing? If you’re aware of an emptiness, what are you using to try and fill that void? Is it relationships with family and friends?

2023-07-20

How to Hold On

In order to hold on to God through any trial or temptation, commit to trust and follow Him all of your days. Lay claim to His promises: The unchanging Lord and Savior (Hebrews 13:8) is committed to caring for you in all circumstances (1 Peter 5:7) and will never leave or forsake you (Hebrews 13:5)

2023-06-24

God Helps Us Pray

Why do we sometimes feel as if our prayers go no farther than the ceiling? We’re speaking, but is God listening? The truth is that the Lord is always attentive to the prayers of His people.

2023-06-21

The Trustworthy Character of God

Whom do you trust? It isn’t easy to find many people who are true to their word. At some point, we all learn the hard way that anyone other than almighty God can disappoint us.

2023-06-14

Satan’s Strategy

When Satan sifts believers, his goal is to damage our faith so much that we're useless to God.

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