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Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we’ve lost ‘Tis scored; ‘Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.

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Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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Outside Christ, I am empty; in Christ, I am full.
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Christ Empty Full I Am Outside
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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Control Enemy Have Love Must Ourselves Power Self Spirit Toward
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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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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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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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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Among Children Christian Common Enemy Entice Frequently God Harbor Inner Spirit Symptom Unforgive
Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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Christ is the Son of God. He died to atone for men’s sin, and after three days rose again. This is the most important fact in the universe. I die believing in Christ.
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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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The right attitude is this: that I have my own will, yet I will the will of God.
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Food ought not hinder our fellowship with God since it is to be taken purely to preserve the body in health.
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It 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.
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Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we’ve lost ‘Tis scored; ‘Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.

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Not by gain our life is measured, But by what we’ve lost ‘Tis scored; ‘Tis not how much wine is drunken But how much has been outpoured. For the strength of love never standeth In the sacrifice we bear; He who has the greatest suffering Ever has the most to share.

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