Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
WATCHMAN NEEWith 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.
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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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May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
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The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor.
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True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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I need forgiveness for my sins, but I need also deliverance from the power of sin… I appreciate the blessed fact of God’s forgiveness, but I want something more than that: I want deliverance. I need forgiveness for what I have done, but I need also deliverance from what I am.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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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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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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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.
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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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