Moses Quotes

“[God] is able to take your life, with all of the heartache, all of the pain, all of the regret, all of the missed opportunities, and use you for His glory.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“When God's in it, the job gets done.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Neglecting to ask God's counsel, neglecting to seek God's timing, you step in to *handle* things. And by and by, you've got a mess on your hands.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“God uses those who seem ill-fitted for a significant life.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“...when you trust the Lord God to give you the next step, when you wait in humility upon Him, *He* will open the doors or close them, and you'll get to rest and relax until He says, 'Go.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“[Moses] dedicated himself to the will of God, but not to the God whose will it was.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“A. W. Tozer says, "A true and safe leader is likely one who has no desire to lead, but is forced into a position of leadership by the inward pressure of the Holy Spirit and by the press of the external situation.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“You and I can become so dedicated to the will of God, we can be so driven by a false sense of purpose, that we might inadvertently take matters into our own hands and leave God completely out of the loop.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“If you aren't vigilant, if you aren't daily humbling yourself before Him, seeking His face, discerning His timing, operating under the Spirit's control, you may push and shove and force your way prematurely into that place where God wanted you, but you will not have arrived in His own time.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“It was Sir Winston Churchill, in the midst of Nazi bombings, who said to the people of London, "This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning."' He was the one who offered the best definition of success I've ever read: "Success is moving from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“...goals not bathed in prayer or brought in humility before the Lord turn out to be downright useless. They don't go anywhere. They don't accomplish anything.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Let me ask you, what are you planning to do with the rest of your days?”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“That is the way God works. Without even a hint of warning, He speaks to ordinary people, on ordinary days.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“You may have had big-time plans in your life-major league dreams that haven't panned out. You were going to write a best-selling book, but the opportunities just haven't come along. Are you willing to write for your church newsletter?”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Pain knocked upon my door and said That she had come to stay; And though I would not welcome her But bade her go away, She entered in. And like my own shade She followed after me, And from her stabbing, stinging sword, No moment was I free. And then one day another knocked Most gently at my door. I said, “No, Pain is here. There’s not room for more.” And then I heard His tender voice, “It is I, be not afraid.” And from the day He entered in— Ah, the difference He made!6”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Remember that this week. You have never lived the seven days in front of you, and you will never live ’em again. Life is like a coin. Spend it any way you want to, but you can spend it only once. God would like you to learn from your experience in the wilderness. He wants to change your appetite, change your habits, change your style and, in the process, change your entire life.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Isn't it remarkable what God can do without our help? Sometimes we think, My company needs me. My church needs me. My family needs me. Hey,
God must need me, too. No, He doesn't. He can manage quite well without us, remarkable though it may seem. In fact, He prefers us to step aside and leave the striving to Him.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Moses, you see, had walked with God long enough to know that even though the Lord's directions might seem foolish, he wasn't to question them. And”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“When you are in the center of God's will, my friend, it flows.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“God's voice isn't all that difficult to hear. In fact, you almost have to be closing your eyes and stopping your ears to miss it.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“I have never lost respect for any individual who replied to a question with the answer, "I just don't know.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Sometime in my ministry, I am going to gather up enough courage to have a testimony time where the only thing we'll share is our failures.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“When God's in it ... it flows. When the flesh is in it ... it's forced.”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication

“Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City during the 1930s, used to say, "I don't fail often. But when I do, it's a beaut!”
― Charles R. Swindoll, Moses: A Man of Selfless Dedication