{"author":"Charles Stanley","author_id":"Charles+Stanley","total_quotes":33,"quotes":[{"text":"You can't tell a woman who is called by God to teach that she cannot teach the Word of God... So I think the distinction is that there's a difference between the authority of a pastor and a Bible teacher.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["god","woman","bible "],"id":1934,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"Too many Christians have a commitment of convenience. They'll stay faithful as long as it's safe and doesn't involve risk, rejection, or criticism. Instead of standing alone in the face of challenge or temptation, they check to see which way their friends are going.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["friends","challenge "],"id":12248,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"An unschooled man who knows how to meditate upon the Lord has learned far more than the man with the highest education who does not know how to meditate.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["education","man","know "],"id":31510,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"If we have built on the fragile cornerstones of human wisdom, pride, and conditional love, things may look good for a while, but a weak foundation causes collapse when storms hit.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["love","good","pride "],"id":40752,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"When we take our eyes off the whirl of day-to-day activity and concentrate on honoring Him and following in His way, we find a consistent peace that carries us through both plenty and poverty.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["eyes","poverty","find "],"id":40902,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"The Scriptures contain many stories of people who waited years or even decades before the Lord's promises came to pass. What modern believers can learn from the patience of biblical saints like Abraham, Joseph, David, and Paul is that waiting upon the Lord has eternal rewards.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["waiting","people","learn "],"id":93236,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"The Bible tells us that God will meet all our needs. He feeds the birds of the air and clothes the grass with the splendor of lilies. How much more, then, will He care for us, who are made in His image? Our only concern is to obey the heavenly Father and leave the consequences to Him.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["father","god","bible "],"id":99464,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"God will never direct us to be prideful, arrogant and unforgiving, immoral or slothful or full of fear. We step into these things because we are insensitive to the leadership of the Holy Spirit within us.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["leadership","fear","step "],"id":116776,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"You have to have courage to be obedient to God.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["god","you","obedient "],"id":119070,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"},{"text":"He wants you all to Himself to put His loving, divine arms around you.","author":"Charles Stanley","tags":["loving","you","arms "],"id":126875,"author_id":"Charles+Stanley"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":33,"pages":4,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}