The Characteristic Of A Disciple Is Not

The Way To Grow Strong In Christ Is To Become Weak In Yourself.

Am I Prepared To Let God Grip Me By His Power And Do A Work In Me That Is Worthy Of Himself? Sanctification Is Not My Idea Of What I Want God To Do For Me; Sanctification Is God's Idea Of What He Wants To Do For Me, And He Has To Get Me Into The Attitude Of Mind And Spirit Where At Any Cost I Will Let Him Sanctify Me Wholly.

I Have To Learn That The Aim In Life Is God's, Not Mine. God Is Using Me From His Great Personal Standpoint, And All He Asks Of Me Is That I Trust Him, And Never Say — Lord, This Gives Me Such Heart-ache.

We Are Not Built For The Mountains And The Dawns And Aesthetic Affinities, Those Are For Moments Of Inspiration, That Is All. We Are Built For The Valley, For The Ordinary Stuff We Are In, And That Is Where We Have To Prove Our Mettle. Spiritual Selfishness Always Wants Repeated Moments On The Mount. We Feel We Could Talk Like Angels And Live Like Angels, If Only We Could Stay On The Mount. The Times Of Exaltation Are Exceptional, They Have Their Meaning In Our Life With God, But We Must Beware Lest Our Spiritual Selfishness Wants To Make Them The Only Time.

When You Pray, Things Remain The Same, But You Begin To Be Different. The Same Thing When A Man Falls In Love, His Circumstances And Conditions Remain The Same, But He Has A Sovereign Preference In His Heart For Another Person Which Transfigures Everything!