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Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God’s omnipotency.

Hudson Taylor

The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine…Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus.
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Communion Rain Rush Seek Sunshine Worry
[God] wants you to have something far better than riches and gold, and that is helpless dependence upon Him.
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Better God Gold Help Himself Rich Yourself
it is no small comfort to me to know that God has called me to my work, putting me where I am and as I am. I have not sought the position, and I dare not leave it. He knows why He places me here-whether to do, or learn, or suffer.
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Comfortable Dare Learning Leaving Position Small Suffering
When we work, we work. When we pray, God works.
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God Inspirational Prayer Work
But how to get faith strengthened? Not by striving after faith, but by resting on the Faithful One.
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Faith Method Rest Strength Strive
God is not looking for men of great faith, He is looking for common men to trust His great faithfulness.
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Common Faith God Greatness Himself Man
If this is a real work for God it is a real conflict with Satan.
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Conflict Devil Perspective Reality Religious Work
Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God’s omnipotency.
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Attempt God Limitation Ourselves Work
It does not matter how great the pressure is. What really matters is where the pressure lies — whether it comes between you and God, or whether it presses you nearer His heart.
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God Greatness Heart Lying Pressure Yourself
If the Lord is coming soon, is this not a very practical motive for greater missionary effort? I know of no other motive that has been so stimulating to myself.
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God Greatness Motivational Myself Practical
If I had 1,000 lives, I’d give them all for China.
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Country Funny Give Up Life Myself Patriotic
Dream a dream so big that unless God intervenes it will fail.
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Big Dreams Failure God Willing
Let but faithful labourers be found, who will prove faithful to God, and there is no reason to fear that God will not prove faithful to them.
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Faith Fear God Labour Reason
Our joy in Him may be a fluctuating thing: His joy in us knows no change.
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Change Faith Happiness Joy Ourselves
It is not so much the greatness of our troubles, as the littleness of our spirit, which makes us complain.
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Complaint Greatness Ourselves Spirit Trouble
An easy, non-self-denying life will never be one of power.
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Easy Life Power

Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God’s omnipotency.

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