Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today!
WATCHMAN NEEAll satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
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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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We may be weak, but looking at our weakness will never make us strong.
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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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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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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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The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith.
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If we just had more revelation of what we already have, there would be far less prayers and far more praise.
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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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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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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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To remove warfare from a spiritual life is to render it unspiritual.
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The book of Acts is the best aid in approaching our work. We do not find there anyone consecrating himself as a preacher nor anyone deciding to do the Lord’s work by making himself a missionary or a pastor. What we do see is the Holy Spirit Himself appointing and sending men out to do the work.
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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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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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Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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