It never cost a disciple anything to follow Jesus; to talk about cost when you are in love with anyone is an insult.
OSWALD CHAMBERS
OSWALD CHAMBERS
Oswald Chambers on cost
Oswald Chambers89 quotes“It never cost a disciple anything to follow Jesus; to talk about cost when you are in love with anyone is an insult.”
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Oswald ChambersOswald Chambers Never focus your eyes on the obstacle or the difficulty. The obstacle will be a matter of total indifference to the river that will flow steadily through you if you will simply remember to stay focused on the Source.
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Oswald ChambersOswald Chambers We look upon prayer simply as a means of getting things for ourselves, but the biblical purpose of prayer is that we may get to know God Himself.
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Henry FieldingHenry Fielding When times are bad is when you want to build! Why wait for things to pick up so everything will cost more?
Ray KrocRay Kroc The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.
Adam SmithAdam Smith Often-times the most difficult competition comes, not from the strong, the intelligent, the conservative competitor, but from the man who is holding on by the eyelids and is ignorant of his costs, and anyway he’s got to keep running or bust!
John D. RockefellerJohn D. Rockefeller The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble of acquiring it.
Adam SmithAdam Smith Make your smile cheaper and anger expensive!
Sri Sri Ravi ShankarSri Sri Ravi Shankar You know why divorces are so expensive? They’re worth it.
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