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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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Prayer is an effort of will.
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It is impossible to live the life of a disciple without definite times of secret prayer. You will find that the place to enter in is in your business, as you walk along the streets, in the ordinary ways of life, when no one dreams you are praying, and the reward comes openly, a revival here, a blessing there.
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It is much easier to do something than to trust in God; we mistake panic for inspiration.
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Prayer imparts the power to walk and not faint.
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Self pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it, I cannot be used by God for his purpose in the world.
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We actually slander and dishonor God by our very eagerness to serve Him without knowing Him.
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When God gives a vision, transact business on that line, no matter what it costs.
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In a conflict of loyalty, obey Jesus at all costs.
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God speaks in the language you know best - not through your ears, but through your circumstances.
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When someone thinks that to develop a holy life he must always be alone with God, he is no longer of any use to others.
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God will turn the might have been into a wonderful culture for the future.
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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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If you will receive yourself in the fires of sorrow, God will make you nourishment for other people.
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Speak, Lord”; make time to listen. Chastening is more than a means of discipline, it is meant to get me to the place of saying, “Speak, Lord.”
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What is the sign of a friend? Is it that he tells you his secret sorrows? No, it is that he tells you his secret joys. Many people will confide their secret sorrows to you, but the final mark of intimacy is when they share their secret joys with you.
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Naturally, we are inclined to be so mathematical and calculating that we look upon uncertainty as a bad thing...Certainty is the mark of the common-sense life. To be certain of God means that we are uncertain in all our ways, we do not know what a day may bring forth. This is generally said with a sigh of sadness; it should rather be an expression of breathless expectation.
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The loadstar of a saint is God Himself, not estimated usefulness. It is the work that God does through us that count, not what we do for him.
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You say, "But He has not answered." He has, He is so near to you that His silence is the answer. His silence is big with terrific meaning that you cannot understand yet, but presently you will.
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It is misleading to imagine that we are developed in spite of our circumstances, for we are developed because of them. It is mastery in circumstances that is needed, not mastery over them.
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Trust God, and do the next thing.
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The truth is we have nothing to fear and nothing to overcome because He is all in all and we are more than conquerors through Him.
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There are many things that are perfectly legitimate, but if you are going to concentrate on God you cannot do them.
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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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