I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
WATCHMAN NEEIt is important to receive God’s arrangement in the circumstances. This arrangement is the discipline of the Holy Spirit. To escape God’s arrangement just one time is to lose an opportunity to have our capacity enlarged. A believer can never be the same after passing through suffering.
More Watchman Nee Quotes
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Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit – a very common symptom indeed among God’s children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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God asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
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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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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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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.
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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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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.
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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 consecrate myself to God to do His will where I am, be it in school, office, or kitchen, or wherever He may, in His wisdom, send me.
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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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