I must first have the sense of God’s possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me.
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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.
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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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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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The life of faith is not only totally different from, but also diametrically opposite to, a life of feeling.
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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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I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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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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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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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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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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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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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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To bear the cross means that you refrain from doing what you have the power to do. You are qualified to fulfill your desire, yet you refrain from doing so.
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They must exercise faith in believing God’s estimation of their natural life and must wait patiently for the Holy Spirit to reveal in them what the Bible says of them. Only in this manner will they be led in the way of deliverance.
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Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual.
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The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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Because the Lord Jesus died on the Cross, I have received forgiveness of sins; because the Lord Jesus rose from the dead,
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Our rest lies in looking to the Lord, not to ourselves.
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God will answer all our questions in one way and one way only. Namely, by showing us more of his Son.
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Separation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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The Spirit is both a builder and a dweller. He cannot dwell where he has not built; He builds to dwell and dwells in only what he has built.
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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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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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Numerous Christians do not know how to glorify God in their eating and drinking. They do not eat and drink simply to keep their body fit for the Lord’s use but indulge to satisfy their personal desires.
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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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