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Chuck Swindoll

@chuckswindoll

Accurate, Clear, and Practical Bible Teaching | Founder of @IFL_USA

 Frisco, Texas
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Joined March 2009
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You didn't choose the interruption, the bad news, or the change of plans. Those arrive uninvited. But the response is yours to bring to God, and that is where He does His steadiest work in us. So much of life's weight sits in how we meet what happens, not in what happens. What are you about to react to that you could bring to Him first?
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Hard seasons don’t cancel our calling. God keeps His light burning in us, even when the night feels long. Who has been a light to you in a difficult season? Tell us about them below. 👇
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The man freed from the legion begged to leave with Jesus. Jesus sent him home instead: "Tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you" (Mark 5:19). His whole region already knew what he had been. That was precisely why his story carried. The scar is not the disqualification. It's the evidence.
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Fair-weather faith is easy to mistake for the real thing, because in fair weather the two behave identically. Hebrews tells us to run with endurance, "looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith" (Hebrews 12:2) — written to people who were tired and thinking seriously about quitting. Endurance is the entire point of the instruction. Faith is not a mood that tracks your circumstances. It's a settled conviction that outlasts them.
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Paul closed nearly every letter with it — "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you" (1 Thessalonians 5:28). Not a sign-off. A benediction, and the whole of what he had to give them. Lovingly. Lavishly. Eternally. Not one of those words describes anything you could earn. When did grace last strike you as extravagant rather than familiar?
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Conviction and kindness aren’t opposites. God calls us to hold both, standing firm on the truth while sharing it with a gracious heart. Where do you find it hardest to hold truth and grace together? Share with us below. 👇
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We want growth on a schedule. Finish the study, read the book, and arrive. The Twelve walked with Jesus for about three years. On the night He was betrayed, they were still arguing over which of them was the greatest (Luke 22:24). He didn't give up on them. He kept teaching, correcting, and loving. Maturity isn't a course we complete. It's a relationship God deepens over time, and He is patient with the process: "he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ" (Philippians 1:6). Ask an older believer at your church whether you could meet once a month and open the Bible together. Then see what God does with a year of faithful conversations.
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Circumstances are convincing liars. So are cynics. Both will tell you that you've been left. Peter wrote to Christians suffering for doing what was right and told them to "entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good" (1 Peter 4:19). Entrust — a deliberate act, made against the evidence of the moment. Feelings report the weather. They don't report the character of God. What scripture can you meditate on to focus on the character of God?
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Unity isn’t won by being right. It grows where humble hearts choose peace. Where is God inviting you to yield this week so peace can grow?
A serene landscape painting features rolling hills and trees with a quote overlaid. The quote reads: "If you plan to be a person of unity, you'll have to give in... Be open. Be accommodating. Be gracious." - Chuck Swindoll.

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Simon had fished all night and caught nothing. He was washing his nets, finished for the day, when Jesus said, "Put out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch" (Luke 5:4). Every instinct of a seasoned fisherman said no. Simon went anyway: "But at your word I will let down the nets" (Luke 5:5). Before long, the nets were breaking. The shallows feel safe because we can see the bottom. But the catch was never there. Simon didn't haul in that catch alone. He signaled his partners in the other boat to come help (Luke 5:7). How can you serve others this week?
Text on a brown background reads: "Jesus moves us from the safety of what can be seen, to help us trust Him through the risks of the unseen. None of the work was done in shallow water." - Chuck Swindoll.

ALT Text on a brown background reads: "Jesus moves us from the safety of what can be seen, to help us trust Him through the risks of the unseen. None of the work was done in shallow water." - Chuck Swindoll.

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Freedom from caring what people think doesn't come from caring less. It comes from caring about something more. "When Christ is the center, He delivers us from our preoccupation with how others view us. The more Christ means to us, the less other people's opinions mean." — Chuck Swindoll Paul wrote from custody that his one hope was for Christ to be honored in his body, "whether by life or by death" (Philippians 1:20). A man with that as his ambition has very little bandwidth left for managing his reputation. The opinions don't stop coming. They just stop landing.
A blurred outdoor landscape with trees and fields in muted colors. The foreground features a quote by Chuck Swindoll: "When Christ is the center, He delivers us from our preoccupation with how others view us. The more Christ means to us, the less other people's opinions mean."

ALT A blurred outdoor landscape with trees and fields in muted colors. The foreground features a quote by Chuck Swindoll: "When Christ is the center, He delivers us from our preoccupation with how others view us. The more Christ means to us, the less other people's opinions mean."

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Peter had just been restored. Three denials were answered by three questions on the beach, and three times Jesus charged him to care for His sheep. Almost immediately, Peter turned, saw John, and asked, "Lord, what about this man?" (John 21:21). Jesus' reply was gentle and direct: "What is that to you? You follow me!" (John 21:22). Failure tempts us to measure. Either someone else must be worse, or we must be the worst. Grace offers another way: eyes off the comparison and fixed on Him. Write John 21:22 on a card and keep it wherever comparison tends to find you. When it does, remember that the believers sitting beside you at church are learning to follow Him too.
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ALT A quote by Chuck Swindoll on a textured gray background reads: "Personal failure usually leads to comparisons. We either push others down to feel less inferior, or we allow shame to bury us at the bottom of the world. Neither response is from God." The text is aligned to the left.

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Five thousand hungry people. One boy's lunch. The disciples did the math and concluded it was hopeless. They were right about the arithmetic and wrong about who was doing it. When everyone had eaten their fill, Jesus told them to gather the leftovers, "that nothing may be lost" (John 6:12) — twelve baskets more than they started with. God has never asked you to be enough. He's asked you to hand over what you have.
A quote by Chuck Swindoll is written on a light-colored background featuring koi fish swimming. The quote reads: “He calls us to commit whatever we have—even if it's no more than a sack lunch. His call comes with a promise: You take care of the addition, I'll be in charge of the multiplication.”

ALT A quote by Chuck Swindoll is written on a light-colored background featuring koi fish swimming. The quote reads: “He calls us to commit whatever we have—even if it's no more than a sack lunch. His call comes with a promise: You take care of the addition, I'll be in charge of the multiplication.”

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Paul was kept from preaching in Asia. Then he tried Bithynia, and Luke records that "the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them" (Acts 16:7). Two dead ends in a row. Then came a vision in the night: a man of Macedonia pleading for help. The gospel crossed into Europe because of a route that didn't work. A closed road can feel like failure. In God's hands, it's often redirection.
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Two men prayed in the temple. One listed his credentials. The other couldn't lift his eyes and asked only for mercy. Jesus said the second man went home justified, "for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted" (Luke 18:14). Deeply flawed and thoroughly broken. Also His priceless treasure. Both are true, and prayer begins by admitting both.
An artistic image features a quote by Chuck Swindoll: "Prayer begins with humility—not self-abusing thoughts but realistic acceptance of who we are before God. While deeply flawed and thoroughly broken, we are nonetheless His priceless treasures." The background shows a serene, misty landscape with a figure near a large tree.

ALT An artistic image features a quote by Chuck Swindoll: "Prayer begins with humility—not self-abusing thoughts but realistic acceptance of who we are before God. While deeply flawed and thoroughly broken, we are nonetheless His priceless treasures." The background shows a serene, misty landscape with a figure near a large tree.

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Being gentle is not the same as being vague. The people who love us best are the ones willing to be clear. In Luke 20, Jesus answered the Sadducees so plainly that even the scribes conceded, "Teacher, you have spoken well" — and then no one dared ask Him another question (Luke 20:39–40). Plain talk ended the debate. Is there a conversation you've been softening for so long that no one can hear it anymore?
Text on a brown background: “I advise kindness unless a kind approach is irresponsible, but I never advise kindness at the expense of plain talk.” - Chuck Swindoll.

ALT Text on a brown background: “I advise kindness unless a kind approach is irresponsible, but I never advise kindness at the expense of plain talk.” - Chuck Swindoll.

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We rarely say it out loud, but many of us believe grace got us in the door and effort keeps us in the room. Paul wouldn't allow it: "Not that we are sufficient in ourselves to claim anything as coming from us, but our sufficiency is from God" (2 Corinthians 3:5). Sufficiency — the whole of it, start to finish, from Him. Saved by grace and transformed by grit is an exhausting arrangement. It also isn't the gospel. Comment below if you're grateful for God's grace!
A quote is overlaid on a painting of a forest scene. The quote reads: "In our accomplishment-driven, reward-oriented culture, we tend to believe that we are saved by God's grace but transformed by our own works. We need to remember that true spirituality comes from God; it doesn't come from us." — Chuck Swindoll.

ALT A quote is overlaid on a painting of a forest scene. The quote reads: "In our accomplishment-driven, reward-oriented culture, we tend to believe that we are saved by God's grace but transformed by our own works. We need to remember that true spirituality comes from God; it doesn't come from us." — Chuck Swindoll.

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No one thanks the surgeon during the surgery. Hebrews describes God's Word as living and active, "sharper than any two-edged sword," able to divide soul from spirit and to discern "the thoughts and intentions of the heart" (Hebrews 4:12). That isn't the language of comfort. It's the language of an operating room. A hard heart can't be coaxed soft. Sometimes it has to be opened.
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ALT A quote by Chuck Swindoll reads: "Yes, the heavenly Physician may cut where it hurts—especially as He treats the spiritual condition of a hard heart. But remember, He's not harming you; He's healing you." The design features a gray background with white text.

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Paul opened his letter to Titus by naming himself "a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ" (Titus 1:1). Identity first, instructions second. He knew whose he was before he told anyone what to do. Your abilities were given. Your experiences — including the ones you would never have chosen — have seasoned them. Both belong on the inventory. What has God put in your hands that you've never stopped to name?
Text on a brown background reads: “What is your identity? God has equipped you with a unique set of abilities, and He has seasoned them with experiences. If you haven't already, perhaps it’s time to take an inventory.” - Chuck Swindoll.

ALT Text on a brown background reads: “What is your identity? God has equipped you with a unique set of abilities, and He has seasoned them with experiences. If you haven't already, perhaps it’s time to take an inventory.” - Chuck Swindoll.

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Being understood is not the same as being faithful. Leaders learn to live without the first in order to keep the second. Take a moment to examine your heart: Have you been trimming a conviction to keep the peace?
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