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Watchman Nee112 quotes“Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?”
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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The Blood deals with what we have done, whereas the Cross deals with what we are. The Blood disposes of our sins, while the Cross strikes at the root of our capacity for sin.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee 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 NeeWatchman Nee All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Our bread is not only the Word of God, our meat is not only to do His will, our bread is also…the difficulties that are in our way.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Let us ask Him to deliver us from the many external and fragmentary affairs that we may touch only Him.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee 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.!
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Numerous Christians do not know how to glorify God in their eating and drinking. They do not eat and drink simply to keep their body fit for the Lord’s use but indulge to satisfy their personal desires.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Whatever the mind sets itself on is what the man walks after.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Nowadays Christians appear to treat prayer as a means to accomplish their aims and ideas. If they possessed just a little deeper understanding, they would recognize that prayer is but man uttering to God what is God’s will.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee We must not pay attention just to reading and studying; rather, we should ask if we are open before the Lord. If we do not have an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord will not shine on us. If our heart is not open to God, God cannot give us any light.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee 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.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better.
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With new relationships, we get scared of being loved because we scared of rejection. Don’t let your fears ruin a perfectly good relationship.
Emily BockEmily Bock I love having someone to talk to all night.
Sophie SmithSophie Smith It is a loud war to love you in silence.
Noor BazziNoor Bazzi Don’t let unimportant people have too much power over you.
Hei-Ran ParkHei-Ran Park Remember that your purpose is indeed to be nothing else but YOU, all that you are and all that you want to be.
ShamaShama I like the crazy ones- the ones made of a little bit of human and a lot of star.
Lauren EdenLauren Eden Let go and trust in the higher power to guide you.
Lisa RoseLisa Rose Let the music fill the empty patches of your soul. And heal you.
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If anyone wants to know why three kids in one family made it to the big leagues they just had to know how we helped each other and how much we practiced back then. We did it every minute we could.
Joe DiMaggioJoe DiMaggio A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big.
Erica JongErica Jong I don’t have any special passion for politics, it being a never-ending merry-go-round of bosses big and small, all generally mediocre. I actually find it boring.
Elena FerranteElena Ferrante If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help.
Aung San Suu KyiAung San Suu Kyi At various points, in big ways and small, we get knocked down. If we stay down, grit loses. If we get up, grit prevails.
Angela DuckworthAngela Duckworth Music has always been a big part of my life. It’s kind of like a refuge for me. I just use it to get away.
Kevin DurantKevin Durant Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don’t even have to like your music. If you’re big enough, people are drawn to you.
Jay-ZJay-Z I do like a bit of danger. Guns, cars, running, bullets. I’m up for it.
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