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.
WATCHMAN NEEAs God’s child advances spiritually be shall discover that the Lord’s time is as important as the Lord’s will. Do not rashly beget an Ishmael lest he become the greatest enemy to Isaac.
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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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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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The sight of any trouble strikes terror into the heart of those who do not have faith, but those who trust Him say, ‘Here comes my food.!
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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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A person like this is the strongest person. The strongest person is not the one who is able to do something, but the one who is able not to do what he has the power to do.
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We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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I consecrate myself to God to do His will where I am, be it in school, office, or kitchen, or wherever He may, in His wisdom, send me.
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There is a line drawn by God, a boundary where by virtue of his own very presence Satan’s writ does not run. Let God but occupy all the space himself, and what room is left for the evil one?
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I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ,
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him.
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God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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