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.
HUDSON TAYLORDevotion to God is still a voluntary thing; hence the differences of attainment among Christians.
More Hudson Taylor Quotes
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Were it not for the consciousness of Christ in my life, hour by hour, I could not go on. But He is teaching me the glorious lessons of His sufficiency, and each day I am carried onward with no feeling of strain or fear of collapse.
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Brother, if you would enter that Province, you must go forward on your knees.
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Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.
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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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Nothing can take the place of a real hunger for souls, or make up for the lack of it.
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Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up.
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Truly Jesus is the great need of our souls.
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The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.
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God isn’t looking for people of great faith, but for individuals ready to follow Him
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I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him to do His work through me.
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I have seen many men work without praying, though I have never seen any good come out of it; but I have never seen a man pray without working.
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If in the sight of God you cannot say you are sure that you have a special call to stay at home, why are you disobeying the Saviour’s plain command to go?
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Christ liveth in me. And how great the difference…instead of bondage, liberty; instead of failure, quiet victories within; instead of fear and weakness, a restful sense of sufficiency in Another.
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When I get to China, I will have no claim on any one for anything. My claim will be alone in God and I must learn before I leave England to move men through God by prayer alone.
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Satan may build a hedge about us and fence us in and hinder our movements, but he cannot roof us in and prevent our looking up.
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