The flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh.
F.B. MEYERGod has a purpose in every life, and when the soul is completely yielded and acquiescent, He will certainly realize it. Blessed is he who has never thwarted the working of the divine ideal.
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The man who prays grows, and the muscles of the soul swell from this whipcord to iron bands.
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The greatest tragedy of life is not unanswered prayer, buy unoffered prayer.
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There is nothing the Church of today needs so much as Spiritual Power; and there is nothing which we can have so easily, if only we are prepared to pay the price.
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Joy is peace dancing and peace is joy at rest.
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The spirit of the gospel is in absolute disagreement with the spirit of the world.
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Go on day by day fulfilling the task of the day, and leaving the results with God.
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God does not fill with His Holy Spirit those who believe in the fullness of the Spirit, or those who desire Him, but those who obey Him.
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Jesus Christ has bought us with His blood, but, alas, He has not had His money’s worth! He paid for ALL, and He has had but a fragment of our energy, time and earnings.
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Temptation may even be a blessing to a man when it reveals to him his weakness and drives him to the almighty Savior. Do not be surprised, then, dear child of God,
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The quiet life is by no means the greatest life. Some characters can only reach the highest standard of spirituality by the disturbings or displacings in the order of God’s providence.
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Christ’s work needs no repetition. It is final because it is perfect.
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Habits of prayer need careful cultivation.
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If you are not willing to be used by God, ask God to make you willing to be willing.
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I used to think that God’s gifts were on shelves one above the other and that the taller we grew in Christian character, the more easily we should reach them.
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He is the richest man in the esteem of the world who has gotten the most. He is the richest man in the esteem of Heaven who has given the most.
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