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.
WATCHMAN NEELord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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A born-again person ought to possess unspeakable peace in the spirit.
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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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At times it seems we require more grace to lose our wealth than to lose our life!
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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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If Christ lives in us, we will rejoice in everything, and we will thank and praise the Lord. We will say, ‘Hallelujah! Praise the Lord’ forever.
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An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust.
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Lord, I am willing to break my heart in order that I may satisfy Thy heart!
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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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We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is not that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life,’ a ‘substituted life,’ and Christ is our Substitute within.
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To keep our hand on the plow while wiping away our tears — THAT is Christianity!
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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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I want nothing for myself; I want everything for the Lord.
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How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.
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People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.
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The Christian experience, from start to finish, is a journey of faith.
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