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Watchman Nee Inspirational Quotes (175)

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As God's child advances spiritually be shall discover that the Lord's time is as important as the Lord's will. Do not rashly beget an Ishmael lest he become the greatest enemy to Isaac.
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Long-lasting victory can never be separated from a long-lasting stand on the foundation of the cross.
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Nowadays Christians appear to treat prayer as a means to accomplish their aims and ideas. If they possessed just a little deeper understanding, they would recognize that prayer is but man uttering to God what is God's will.
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Do not grow overconfident following a few victories. Should you not rely upon the Holy Spirit you will soon be thrown once more into a distressing experience. With holy diligence you must cultivate an attitude of dependency.
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We should try our best to pour out all the burdens in our spirit by prayer until all of them have left us.
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Frequently the burden or concern in the spirit is for prayer.
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Take this as the secret of Christ's life in you: His Spirit dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it, and remember it until this glorious truth produces within you a holy fear and wonderment that the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you.
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A spiritual Christian therefore is one whose spirit is led by God's Spirit... Perhaps their speech does convey truth, but without the quickening of the Holy Spirit even truth is of small advantage.
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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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Baptism is an outward expression of an inward faith.
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Were our spirits hardy we would be able to meet the most disturbing situation with peace and rest.
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Why do so many Christians pray such tiny prayers when their God is so big?
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If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
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Oh, Lord, you have indeed been gracious to me.
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Do not be impatient for impatience is of the flesh. Do not try different methods because they are useful solely in helping the flesh. We must distrust the flesh entirely.
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The particular sin of omission which gives ground to the evil spirits is the believer’s passivity.
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Baptism is faith in action.
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When the fruit of your service is out of all proportion to the gifts you possess, THAT is Blessing!
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A mistaken thought may be corrected easily, but an errant affection is nearly unmanageable.
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If one's conscience is willing to confess whatever sins have been committed, including the sin of unbelief, it will be sorrowful in a godly way, earnestly desiring the mercy of God.
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An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally.
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Nothing is wrong with the inlet: It is the outlet that is obstructed. The water of life does not spring forth because the flow has no way through. Were the outlet cleared, the water of life would flow unceasingly. What a child of God needs is not more life but more flow of life.
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Frequently the enemy entices Christians to harbor an unforgiving spirit - a very common symptom indeed among God's children. Such bitterness and fault-finding and enmity inflict a severe blow upon spiritual life.
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Now is the hour we should humbly prostrate ourselves before God, willing to be convicted afresh of our sins by the Holy Spirit.
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