40 Christian Quotes To Encourage and Guide You on Your Daily Walk
From time to time, we all need encouragement and guidance to help us get through difficult situations or feelings of hopelessness. On top of that, we need reminders to stay focused on what is important in life to give us a proper perspective. Luckily, we can get wise counsel in several ways. Our help comes through prayer, the Bible and the inspired words of pastors and teachers. The wisdom that they provide is what gives us the strength that we need on our daily walk. Reading through Christian quotes is like being given little faith lessons that are easy to understand.
Because Christian quotes are so helpful, we've compiled a list of 40 of some of the most encouraging quotes to read through. These are written by prominent Christian teachers and pastors and no matter what you are going through, these little pearls of wisdom will likely inspire and motivate you.
Here are some of the best Christian quotes to get started with.
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Inspirational Christian Quotes
1. "We must remember that the shortest distance between our problems and their solutions is the distance between our knees and the floor." – Charles Stanley
2. "God never said that the journey would be easy, but He did say that the arrival would be worthwhile." – Max Lucado
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3. "You are the only Bible some unbelievers will ever read." – John MacArthur
4. "Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance. The only thing it cannot be is moderately important." – C.S. Lewis
5. "God does not give us everything we want, but He does fulfill His promises, leading us along the best and straightest paths to Himself.” – Dietrich Bonhoeffer
6. "It is not the trials in your life that develop or destroy you, but rather your response to those hardships." – Charles Stanley
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7. "If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things. It is we, of course, to whom things look 'little' or 'big.'" – Elisabeth Elliot
8. "A man can no more diminish God's glory by refusing to worship Him than a lunatic can put out the sun by scribbling the word, 'darkness' on the walls of his cell." – C. S. Lewis
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9. "We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations." – Chuck Swindoll
10. "The greater your knowledge of the goodness and grace of God on your life, the more likely you are to praise Him in the storm."– Matt Chandler
11. "God is most glorified in us when we are most satisfied in Him” – John Piper
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12. “Truth does not depend upon you to believe it.” – C.D. Hulen
13. “It is great to be faced with the impossible, for nothing is impossible if one is meant to do it. Wisdom will be given, and strength. When the Lord leads, He always strengthens.” – Amy Carmichael
14. “Christ never was in a hurry. There was no rushing forward, no anticipating, no fretting over what might be. Each day's duties were done as each day brought them, and the rest was left with God.” – Mary Slessor
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Motivating Christian Quotes
15. "From the world’s perspective, there are many places you can go to find comfort. But there is only one place you will find a hand to catch your tears and a heart to listen to your every longing. True peace comes only from God." – Charles Stanley
16. “Circumstances may appear to wreck our lives and God's plans, but God is not helpless among the ruins. God's love is still working. He comes in and takes the calamity and uses it victoriously, working out His wonderful plan of love.” – Eric Liddell
17. “If you are forgetful of the Lord, you will not pray, and without prayer the soul will not dwell in the love of God, for the grace of the Holy Spirit comes through prayer.” – Elizabeth P. Fitzgerald
18. “When I consider the cross of Christ, how can anything that I do be called a sacrifice?” – Amy Carmichael
19. “God's love is felt the most when you realize the gravity of your sins.” – Janneker Lawrence Daniel
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20. “One of the Devil’s great lies is that the path to a fulfilling life is to live for one’s self.” – Andrew B. Ray
21. "Basically, there are two paths you can walk: faith or fear. It's impossible to simultaneously trust God and not trust God.
22. “If not for the tests in our lives some of us would not learn to pray.” – Aminata Coote
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23. “Instead of pursuing happiness, pursue God, and happiness will find you, deep in your soul.” – Leila Grandemange
24. "God’s Word is absolutely true. You may not understand how God is going to bring about what He’s promised you, but He is keeping every promise that He has ever made. He will never deceive you or disappoint you, and He will never change His mind about what He’s told you." – Charles Stanley
25. “Every life you touch, every difference you make, every prayer you pray makes the world a better place.” – Linda Evans Shepherd
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Encouraging Christian Quotes
26. “Do not judge others, we do not know the battles they face. Love and be kind, for it costs nothing.” – Henrietta Newton Martin
27. “One of the enemy's sneaky attacks against the joy of our salvation is to put us in the spiral of self-condemnation.” – Linda Evans Shepherd
28. “If you want to know your worth, look at the old rugged Cross.” – Gift Gugu Mona
29. “If you sell your soul to the Devil, you will spend the rest of eternity trying to buy it back.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
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30. "Wisdom is the capacity to see things from God's viewpoint." – Charles Stanley
31. “The fact that I'm a biker doesn't make me a different kinda Christian, but the fact that I'm a Christian makes me a different kinda biker.” – Dano Janowski
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32. “If Noah waited for signs of rain to build an ark, he would have been swept away by the flood.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
33. “Forgiveness brings us closer to those who have hurt us and helps them to experience the forgiveness and love of Jesus through us who forgives them.” – Omoakhuana Anthonia
34. “Before you look for dirt in people, look for treasure.” – Matshoa Dhliwayo
35. "Persecution happens when we stand in the face of the enemy. Friendship with the world is to conspire with that same enemy." – Brian Reynolds
36. “Shine your light at all times; you never know who you are leading out of the dark.” – Matshona Dhliwayo
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37. "Focusing on difficulties intensifies and enlarges the problem. When we focus our attention on God, the problem is put into its proper perspective and it no longer overwhelms us." – Charles Stanley
38. "Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows; it empties today of its strength." – Corrie Ten Boom
39. "What gives me the most hope every day is God’s grace; knowing that his grace is going to give me the strength for whatever I face, knowing that nothing is a surprise to God." – Rick Warren
40. "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
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