May we always be possessed by the consciousness that we are not our own.
WATCHMAN NEESeparation to God, separation from the world, is the first principle of Christian living.
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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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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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Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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We should understand that the body is for the Lord and not for ourselves; hence we should refrain from using it for our pleasure.
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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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Put very simply, Satan’s power in the world is everywhere. Yet wherever men and women walk in the Spirit, sensitive to the anointing they have from God, that power of his just evaporates.
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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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It does not matter what your personal deficiency, or whether it be a hundred and one different things,
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Life in the spirit is a suffering way, filled with watching and laboring, burdened by weariness and trial, punctuated by heartbreak and conflict.
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We consider strong emotion or outward conduct as life. In reality, though, these are not life. We ought to realize that only the Lord is life. Christ is our life. And it is the Lord who lives out this life in us.
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Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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Just being satisfied with Him and nothing else, immediately you scent the fragrance. There is a savor of the Lord. Something has been crushed, something has been broken, and there is a resulting odor of sweetness.
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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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