Humility

July 12, 2012

Stubbornness and self-love give way to beauty in one who has been broken by God.

– Watchman Nee –
from The Release of the Spirit 

July 5, 2012

If we are not disposed meekly to bear injuries, we are not fitted to live in the world, for in it we must expect to meet with many injuries from men.

– Jonathan Edwards –
from his sermon “Charity Disposes Us Meekly to Bear the Injuries Received from Others”

June 20, 2012

“O God, bathe us in Your humility.”

– Oswald Chambers –

June 17, 2012

“O my God, I lie in Thy fire burning and purifying – so much dross I seem to discover today, so little of Thy sweet and lovely grace in dealing with others’ faults. Lord, forgive me.”

– Oswald Chambers –
from Knocking at God’s Door, March 8

June 12, 2012

There is no condition of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed.

– Oswald Chambers –
from Our Brilliant Heritage 

June 2, 2012

The sin of prayerlessness is a proof…that the life of God in the soul is in deadly sickness and weakness.

– Andrew Murray –

May 30, 2012

A man is dead when he no longer resists the will of God in anything. Dead men do not resist. You must go to God as a lamb, to obey, follow and die.

– Thomas Haire –

May 9, 2012

If the Lord fails me at this time, it will be the first time.

– George Müller –

May 6, 2012

Real gold fears no fire!

– Randy Alcorn –
from his book Safely Home