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It does not matter how great the pressure is. What really matters is where the pressure lies — whether it comes between you and God, or whether it presses you nearer His heart.

Hudson Taylor

All God’s giants have been weak men who did great things for God because they reackoned on God being with them.
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God Greatness Man Weakness
As a rule, prayer is answered and funds come in, but if we are kept waiting, the spiritual blessing that is the outcome is far more precious than exemption from the trial.
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Answer Blessing Come Prayer Rule Spiritual
If we wait till we run no risk, the gospel will never be introduced into the interior.
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Introduction Risk Run Scripture Wait
The Great Commission is not an option to be considered; it is a command to be obeyed.
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Command Commission Greatness Obey Option
Do not have your concert first, and then tune your instrument afterwards. Begin the day with the Word of God and prayer, and get first of all into harmony with Him.
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Beginning Day God Harmony Himself Instrument Prayer Word
Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.
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Element Faith God Need Religious Risk
Christ liveth in me. And how great the difference…instead of bondage, liberty; instead of failure, quiet victories within; instead of fear and weakness, a restful sense of sufficiency in Another.
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Bond Failure God Greatness Liberty Live Quiet Victory Weakness
As our Father makes many a flower to bloom unseen in the lonely desert, [let us] do all that we can do, as under God’s eye, though no other eye ever take note of it.
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Desert Eyes Father Flower God Lonely
Satan may build a hedge about us and fence us in and hinder our movements, but he cannot roof us in and prevent our looking up.
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Devil Movement Ourselves Prevent Slow
All our difficulties are only platforms for the manifestations of His grace, power and love.
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Difficult Grace Love Manifestation Platform Power
Learn to move man, through God, by prayer alone.
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Alone God Learning Man Move Prayer
I used to ask God to help me. Then I asked if I might help Him to do His work through me.
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God Help Himself Perspective Work
The less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness and blessing did my soul become.
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Blessing Generosity Happiness Myself Soul
I am so weak that I can hardly write, I cannot read my Bible, I cannot even pray, I can only lie still in God’s arms like a little child, and trust.
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Children Hard Myself Reading Trust Weakness Writing
it is no small comfort to me to know that God has called me to my work, putting me where I am and as I am. I have not sought the position, and I dare not leave it. He knows why He places me here-whether to do, or learn, or suffer.
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Comfortable Dare Learning Leaving Position Small Suffering
The branch of the vine does not worry, and toil, and rush here to seek for sunshine, and there to find rain. No; it rests in union and communion with the vine…Let us so abide in the Lord Jesus.
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Communion Rain Rush Seek Sunshine Worry

It does not matter how great the pressure is. What really matters is where the pressure lies — whether it comes between you and God, or whether it presses you nearer His heart.

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It does not matter how great the pressure is. What really matters is where the pressure lies — whether it comes between you and God, or whether it presses you nearer His heart.

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