Oswald Chambers Quotes
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We are not responsible for the circumstances we are in, but we are responsible for the way we allow those circumstances to affect us; we can either allow them to get on top of us or we can allow them to transform us into what God wants us to be.
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Prayer is an effort of will.
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And it is not repentance that saves me — repentance is only the sign that I realize what God has done through Christ Jesus.
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A man ceases to be an honest doubter the moment he refuses one way of getting at the truth because he does not like that way.
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Tolerating a wrong attitude toward another person causes you to follow the spirit of the devil, no matter how saintly you are.
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Joy comes from seeing the complete fulfillment of the specific purpose for which I was created and born again, not from successfully doing something of my own choosing.
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The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of our own characters.
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Am I getting nobler, better, more helpful, more humble, as I get older? Am I exhibiting the life that men take knowledge of as having been with Jesus, or am I getting more self-assertive, more deliberately determined to have my own way? It is a great thing to tell yourself the truth.
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One of the most amazing revelations of God comes to us when we learn that it is in the everyday things of life that we realize the magnificent deity of Jesus Christ.
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The moment we recognize our complete weakness and our dependence upon Him will be the very moment that the Spirit of God will exhibit His power.
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Pray because you have a Father, not because it quietens you, and give Him time to answer.
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When once you realize all that it cost God to forgive you, you will be held as in a vice, constrained by the love of God.
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The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him.
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When we are consciously aware of being used as broken bread and poured out wine, we have yet another level to reach - a level where all awareness of ourselves and what God is doing through us is completely eliminated. A saint is never consciously a saint - a saint is consciously dependent on God.
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Am I learning how to use my Bible? The way to become complete for the Master’s service is to be well soaked in the Bible; some of us only exploit certain passages. Our Lord wants to give us continuous instruction out of His word; continuous instruction turns hearers into disciples.
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The real business of your life as a saved soul is intercessory prayer.
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If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other hand, my ruling disposition is obedience to God, I perceive Him to be at work for my perfecting in everything that happens to me.
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We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work.
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Never allow anything that divides or destroys the oneness of your life with Christ to remain in your life without facing it.
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So long as there is a human being who does not know Jesus Christ, I am his debtor to serve him until he does.
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God will turn the might have been into a wonderful culture for the future.
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We are not sent to do battle for God, but to be used by God in His battles.
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The Bible does not thrill; the Bible nourishes. Give time to the reading of the Bible and the recreating effect is as real as that of fresh air physically.
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Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led - but it does mean loving and knowing the One who is leading. It is literally a life of FAITH, not of understanding and reason- - a life of knowing Him who calls us to go.