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God not only wants to break the outer man…He wants our spirit and our soul…our inner man and outer man to be separated from each other.

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Often Satan injects pride into the believer’s spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God’s work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.
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Attitude Believer Connect Evoke Importance Often Pride Satan Self Spirit
Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
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Among Children Christian Common Enemy Entice Frequently God Harbor Inner Spirit Symptom Unforgive
The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.
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Cross Everything God Greatest Himself Negative Not Out Universe Was Wipe
Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
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Alon Cut Delilah Fall Hair History Man Regrait Samson Still Today
If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, ‘Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’ forever.
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Christ Everything Forever Hallelujah In Live Lord Prose Rejoice Say Us We Will
Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
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Always Come Glory God Man Punishment Purpose Sin Thought
Our prayers lay the track down which Gods power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.
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Can Come Down God Irresistible Like Locomotive Our Power Prayer Rail Track
Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
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Abnormal Christian Defeatm Should Existence Experience Norman Victory
Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
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Burden Conflict Fill Heartbreak Life Punctuate Spirit Suffer Trail Watch Way Weariness
Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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Break Heart Lord Order Satisfy Try Willing
I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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Everything For Lord Myself Nothing Want
Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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Enable Enemy First Him Ideal Inwardly Outward Overcome Prayer
Prayer is the acid test of the inner man’s strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying.
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Acid An Inner Lost Prayer Strength
Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
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Allow Demons Many Prayer Preoccupied Time Work
Just being satisfied with Him and nothing else, immediately you scent the fragrance. There is a savor of the Lord. Something has been crushed, something has been broken, and there is a resulting odor of sweetness.
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Crush Immediately Nothing Odor Result Satisfy Savor Scent Something Sweetness
Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
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Creator God Hand Natural Recieve Strength

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