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Good is not always God’s will, but God’s will is always good.

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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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Drunker Gain Life Lost Measure Not Purple Score
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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Believe Else Endure Everyone Faith God Have Human Must Revelation Spirit Such Test Wisdom
There is nothing more tragic than to come to the end of life and know we have been on the wrong course.
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Been Come Course End Life More Nothing Tragic Wrong
The Christian life from start to finish is based upon this principle of utter dependence upon the Lord Jesus.
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Based Christian Dependent Finish Jesus Life Lord Principle Start Upon Utter
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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Business Certain Delight Difference Miserable Once Reptancem Change Think
Prayer is the acid test of the inner man’s strength. A strong spirit is capable of praying much and praying with all perseverance until the answer comes. A weak one grows weary and fainthearted in the maintenance of praying.
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Acid An Inner Lost Prayer Strength
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
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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Arrangement Circumstance Discipline God Holy Important Recieve Spirit
The Christian faith begins not with a big DO but with a big DONE.
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Begun Big Christian Do Done Faith
Our prayers lay the track down which Gods power can come. Like a mighty locomotive, his power is irresistible, but it cannot reach us without rails.
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Can Come Down God Irresistible Like Locomotive Our Power Prayer Rail Track
At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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At Grace Life Lose Require Seem Time Wealth
All satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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All Divine Inward Outside Outward Person Satanic
Actually, only God can satisfy a Christian’s heart; man cannot.
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Actually Can Christian God Heart Man Not Only Satigy
Negligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work.
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Christian Iner Man Negligence Nothing Prater Substitute Work
I do not consecrate myself to be a missionary or a preacher.
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Concrete Missionary Myself Preacher

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