Watchman Nee on advancement
Watchman Nee112 quotes“Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience.”
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Food ought not hinder our fellowship with God since it is to be taken purely to preserve the body in health.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee God not only wants to break the outer man…He wants our spirit and our soul…our inner man and outer man to be separated from each other.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord – including darkness, dryness, flatness – and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee A Christian life is an unending engagement on the battlefield.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee With complete consecration comes perfect peace.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The Lord has shown me that I can do anything, but that He has said, apart from Me ye can do nothing. So it comes to this, that everything I have done, and can still do apart from Him is nothing!
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee Man’s thought is always of the punishment that will come to him if he sins. But God’s thought is always of the glory man will miss if he sins. God’s purpose for redemption is glory, glory, glory.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee It is a life utterly outpoured for the kingdom of God and lived in complete disregard for one’s personal happiness.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
Watchman NeeWatchman Nee An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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Krishan PandeyKrishan Pandey I will wait, I am waiting, and I will love you with all the love I posses until this body is ash and I begin my search for you again.
Tyler Knott GregsonTyler Knott Gregson Nothing is permanent not even your pain.
Taj AroraTaj Arora Do not insist me to let you go, you come half hearted like a crescent moon, and you go heart-filled like a full moon which glows.
Nikita GandhiNikita Gandhi I want to fold you into my book, like a petal, so that you’d never leave.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi It seems strange how we look in the same mirror, yet what stares back, is so painfully different.
Chris AllchinChris Allchin Do not measure yourself by success, failure, or a degree. Measure your life by the dreams you have.
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The despotism of custom is everywhere the standing hindrance to human advancement.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill The perpetual obstacle to human advancement is custom.
John Stuart MillJohn Stuart Mill Most worshippers of God are intent on the advancement of their own destiny, not on His worship.
AkbarAkbar The modern infrastructures that exists in the world all contribute to the advancement of human rights and democracy.
Akbar GanjiAkbar Ganji Berlin, formed for the advancement of science.
Adolf von HarnackAdolf von Harnack The Internet is probably the most important technological advancement of my lifetime.
Adam SavageAdam Savage The objective of spiritual advancement is not so much ‘works’ but the quality of life free from ego-consciousness.
Meher BabaMeher Baba Any article’s good. Long as it’s publicity, I think that’s all that matters. I think it’s advancement for my career.
Brian WilsonBrian Wilson
