They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
WATCHMAN NEEAt times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
More Watchman Nee Quotes
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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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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Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
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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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Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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Everyone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
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If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
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Revelation is the first step to holiness, and consecration is the second. A day must come in our lives, as definite as the day of our conversion, when we give up all right to ourselves and submit to the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ.
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God has always one sufficient answer, His Son Jesus Christ, and he is the answer to every need.
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God will not give me humility, or patience, or holiness, or love as separate investments of His grace. He has given only one gift to meet our need, His Son Christ Jesus.
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We consider strong emotion or outward conduct as life. In reality, though, these are not life. We ought to realize that only the Lord is life. Christ is our life. And it is the Lord who lives out this life in us.
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The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
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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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