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 NEELife 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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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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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
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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.!
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How easily we make things as way, truth, and life. Or, we call hot atmosphere as life, we label clear thought as life.
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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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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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Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.
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It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things,
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God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once.
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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.
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Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
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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.
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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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.
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