Inspirational Quotes by Paul Chappell

“The work of God requires stamina. Nehemiah sustained his stamina even through staggering difficulties. He persisted through both ridicule and discouragement, and he remained faithful when tempted to compromise. This tenacity is required of leaders who will make a difference. Will you crumble under the pressures, or will you face the trials with God’s strength? Many today question the possibility of revival. These naysayers see only the decaying moral condition of society and the disappointing lukewarm condition of churches. Revival, however, is not dependent on or the result of a flourishing spiritual condition. Some of the greatest revivals in Scripture came during the darkest times. Let us not look at the rubbish, but at Christ, the Rock, who can rebuild our country through revival. Let us be leaders God can use to bring revival. Nehemiah was not a man to sit idly by when there was tremendous need. Neither was he a man to attempt meeting such need in his own strength. God used Nehemiah to bring revival because Nehemiah began with supplication for God’s forgiveness and power. The task of rebuilding the walls could never have been completed by one man alone; it needed a leader who understood the power of synergy. Nehemiah’s willingness to be personally involved in the work, as well as his ability to convey the need to others, resulted in a task force that completed this enormous building project in a mere fifty-two days—to the glory of God. Like any godly leader, Nehemiah did not go unchallenged. Yet, he sustained his stamina in the face of every opposition. Nehemiah’s life proves that revival is possible, even when it appears the most unlikely. God sends revival through leaders willing to make a difference.”

“Ultimately, if the Lord doesn’t build the house (or the Sunday school class, or the church, or the family, or the business, or the relationship, or ), we are laboring in vain anyway (Psalm 127:1). We release the burden of stress when we release the responsibilities for the outcome to the Lord.”

“Are you facing a trial today? Perhaps fog is hiding the path of life from you and you don’t know which way to go. God gives you the answer for trials—stay close to Him. Allow Him to guide you through the stormy path, and trust His Word for comfort and guidance.”

“Satan will do all he can to destroy your time on Earth. If he can’t destroy it in sinful living, he will devour you by eating up your time with activities of no eternal value. Either way, the end result is the same—a wasted life.”

“Sometimes we think we’re in the land of the living on our way to the land of the dying; when in fact, we’re in the land of the dying on our way to the land of the living.”

“What God has given me is sustainable. It isn’t God’s nature to give us more responsibilities than grace. He doesn’t give us more to do than we can get done in the time He has provided.”

“One who values truth will guard against any form of deceit, be it in word, act, attitude, or even in silence.”

“Driven living makes us the center of our well-planned schedules. It may stem from a passion to live with eternal purpose, but it signifies that we believe God’s work depends on us and neglects to acknowledge that God created us as finite resources dependent upon Him.”

“Christ offers a level of rest that no seminar, tranquilizer, counselor, or vacation can deliver. It is the deep soul rest of serving one Master and pulling with Him on the light end of an easy yoke.”

“When God’s grace—as opposed to our need for acceptance— becomes our motivator for service, everything changes. We serve because we are accepted rather than to gain acceptance—and it makes all the difference in the world.”

“God’s Word has the power to stir, to change, and to motivate like no human device can. God Himself speaks to us through its pages—breathing fresh truth, courage, strength, and hope into our souls. And every time we open God’s Word, we avail ourselves of the very presence and power of God—it is a living, breathing book “which effectually worketh also in you that believe” (1 Thessalonians 2:13).”

“Consider the profound privilege and the sacred responsibility it is to be “called of God.” Even as you chose Him at salvation, so He has chosen you to labor with Him—to carry out His purpose through your life.”

“Some of the greatest advice I’ve ever been given was from Dr. Lee Roberson when he told me, “Die to self! Die to criticism; die to praise.”

“One of the greatest ways to invest and spend time together as a family is by serving God together. Perhaps you would partner with your child in reaching a soul for Christ or making a visit to someone enduring a trial. Perhaps you could minister together in some weekend program or ministry. There’s no better place to raise up the next generation than around Bible-believing, God-honoring Christian friends and ministry.”

“Years ago when our kids were elementary age, Terrie and I planned a day to get away to have time to articulate the purpose of our family. After much prayer and Scripture reading, I took out a blank sheet of stationary and wrote these words: The mission of our family is to glorify the Lord Jesus Christ through obedience to His written Word, and by edifying and exhorting one another as we grow to understand our diverse yet compatible personalities. After each of the children had read the new mission statement for our family, we each signed the bottom to pledge our commitment to live in accordance to it. Terrie and I often look back and remember that day as one of our most precious family memories. Each day as I leave our house, I walk past our written purpose statement.”

“The church belongs to Jesus—and its growth and health depend fully upon His power and our obedience to Him.”

“And perhaps the most refreshing trait of a growing Christian is a humility that acknowledges the need to grow. Paul expressed this spirit in Philippians 3:12–14: “Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus. Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before, I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.”

“Are you allowing God’s priceless Word to be replaced or undermined by other influences in your life—internet philosophy, apathy, distraction, neglect? When you have a serious question about life, do you think “Google” before you think “Bible?” Seeking and understanding God’s truth should be our first thought in all of life’s questions.”

“When we lose our perspective on the lost world around us, we lose the very purpose for ministry—the purpose for the local church.”

“Charles Spurgeon emphasized the urgency of the harvest with these words: “If sinners will be damned, at least let them leap into Hell over our bodies. And if they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees, imploring them to stay. If Hell must be filled, let not one go there unwarned and unprayed for.”