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If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever!
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee 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.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee 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.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee 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.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee 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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Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
Sarah ShawkatSarah Shawkat
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You can control your own destiny a little bit better in college. It’s hard to control all the variables, especially with the salary cap and things like that, in pro football.
Nick SabanNick Saban We all wanted to be like him.
Tony FinauTony Finau All I know is that, thanks to a sort of habit which has always been ingrained in me, I have never, at any moment of my life, experienced the least difficulty in addressing myself to God as to a supreme Someone.
Pierre Teilhard de ChardinPierre Teilhard de Chardin In Germany, they all thought I was a bit mental, very emotional.
Jurgen KloppJurgen Klopp All through college, I had frequently been the only girl in a science class – which wasn’t such a bad deal.
Sylvia EarleSylvia Earle All my life, I’ve been trying to make a hole-in-one. The closest I’ve come is a bogey.
Lou HoltzLou Holtz We used to fight all the time but now that I don’t see him very often I cherish the time I have with him.
Zac EfronZac Efron All I know is that if we play well, we control our own destiny in terms of what we do.
Nick SabanNick Saban
