The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
WATCHMAN NEEPeople who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
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Everyone could smell it. Whenever you meet someone who has really suffered; been limited, gone through things for the Lord, willing to be imprisoned by the Lord.
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The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.
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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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The breaking of the alabaster box and the anointing of the Lord filled the house with the odor, with the sweetest odor.
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We must not pay attention just to reading and studying; rather, we should ask if we are open before the Lord. If we do not have an unveiled face, the glory of the Lord will not shine on us. If our heart is not open to God, God cannot give us any light.
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Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
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With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.
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Everyone who believes in God must have His revelation in his spirit, or else what he believes is not God but mere human wisdom, ideals or words. Such faith cannot endure the test.
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It is a life utterly outpoured for the kingdom of God and lived in complete disregard for one’s personal happiness.
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I am weak; in Christ, I am strong. Outside of Christ, I cannot; in Christ, I am more than able. Outside of Christ,
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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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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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