55 Charles Spurgeon Quotes That Will Change Your Life

1. "The Word of God is like a lion. You don't have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself."

2. "My faith rests not in what I am, or shall be, or feel, or know, but in what Christ is, in what he has done, and in what he is doing for me."

3. "To trust God in the light is nothing, but trust him in the dark-that is faith."

4. "If Christ is not all to you He is nothing to you. He will never go into partnership as a part Saviour of men. If He be something He must be everything, and if He be not everything He is nothing to you."

5. "If you wish to know God, you must know his Word. If you wish to perceive His power, you must see how He works by his Word. If you wish to know His purpose before it comes to pass, you can only discover it by His Word."

6. "You will never know the fullness of Christ until you know the emptiness of everything but Christ."

7. "It is not a matter of time so much as a matter of heart; if you have the heart to pray, you will find the time."

8. "When God places a burden upon you, He places His arms underneath you."

9. "My hope lives not because I am not a sinner, but because I am a sinner for whom Christ died; my trust is not that I am holy, but that being unholy, HE is my righteousness. My faith rests not upon what I am or shall be or feel or know, but in what Christ is, in what He has done, and in what He is now doing for me. Hallelujah!"

10. "True prayer is neither a mere mental exercise nor a vocal performance. It is far deeper than that - it is spiritual transaction with the Creator of Heaven and Earth."

11. “A Bible that’s falling apart usually belongs to someone who isn’t.”

12. “Visit many good books, but live in the Bible.”

13. “Faith goes up the stairs that love has built and looks out the windows which hope has opened.”

14. “If you can't see His way past the tears, trust His heart.”

15. “A little faith will bring your soul to heaven; a great faith will bring heaven to your soul.”

16. "You will never know God's strength until He has supported you in deep waters."

17. "Wherever Jesus may lead us, He goes before us. If we don't know where we are going, we know with whom we go."

18. "We should pray when we are in a praying mood, for it would be sinful to neglect so fair an opportunity. We should pray when we are not in a proper mood, for it would be dangerous to remain in so unhealthy a condition."

19. "The devil is not afraid of a dust-covered Bible."

20. "Faith is not a blind thing; for faith begins with knowledge. It is not a speculative thing; for faith believes facts of which it is sure. It is not an unpractical, dreamy thing; for faith trusts, and stakes its destiny upon the truth of revelation."

1. "A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats"

2. "God is too good to be unkind and He is too wise to be mistaken. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart. When you are so weak that you cannot do much more than cry, you coin diamonds with both your eyes. The sweetest prayers God ever hears are the groans and sighs of those who have no hope in anything but his love."

3. "When God places a burden upon you, He places His arms underneath you."

4. "Revenge, lust, ambition, pride, and self-will are too often exalted as the gods of man's idolatry; while holiness, peace, contentment, and humility are viewed as unworthy of a serious thought."

5. "Beware of no man more than of yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us."

6. “Nothing teaches us about the preciousness of the Creator as much as when we learn the emptiness of everything else.”

7. “Nobody ever outgrows Scripture; the book widens and deepens with our years.”

8. “Friendship is one of the sweetest joys of life. Many might have failed beneath the bitterness of their trial had they not found a friend.”

9. "Every Christian is either a missionary or an imposter."

10. "Jesus wept, but He never complained."

11. "Winners of souls must first be weepers for souls."

12. "Time is short. Eternity is long. It is only reasonable that this short life be lived in the light of eternity."

13. "Your sorrow itself shall be turned into joy. Not the sorrow to be taken away, and joy to be put in its place, but the very sorrow which now grieves you shall be turned into joy. God not only takes away the bitterness and gives sweetness in its place, but turns the bitterness into sweetness itself."

14. "Men will never be great in theology until they are great in suffering."

15. "No one is so miserable as the poor person who maintains the appearance of wealth."

1. "If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be."

2. "Trials teach us what we are; they dig up the soil, and let us see what we are made of."

3. "God helps those who cannot help themselves."

4. "Whatever a man depends upon, whatever rules his mind, whatever governs his affections, whatever is the chief object of his delight, is his god."

5. "It is better to preach five words of God’s Word than five million words of man’s wisdom."

6. "If you profess to be a Christian, yet find full satisfaction in worldly pleasures and pursuits, your profession is false."

7. "Unless you have forgiven others you read your own death warrant when you repeat the Lord's Prayer."

8. "A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble."

9. "Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its sorrows, but only empties today of its strength."

10. "Sincerity makes the very least person to be of more value than the most talented hypocrite."

11. "Wisdom is the right use of knowledge. To know is not to be wise. Many men know a great deal, and are all the greater fools for it. There is no fool so great a fool as a knowing fool. But to know how to use knowledge is to have wisdom."

12. "The greatest enemy to human souls is the self-righteous spirit which makes men look to themselves for salvation."

13. “Hope itself is like a star- not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, and only to be discovered in the night of adversity.”

14. “By perseverance the snail reached the ark.”

15. “It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness.”

16. "If any man thinks ill of you, do not be angry with him, for you are worse than he thinks you to be."

17. "Anger does a man more hurt than that which made him angry."

18. "Let gratitude be awakened; let humility be deepened; let love be quickened."

19. "When joy and prayer are married, their first born child is gratitude."

20. "There is a sweet joy that comes to us through sorrow."