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The Christian never works toward victory, he always works FROM victory.

Henry Blackaby

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Henry Blackaby
Age: 89
Born: 1935
Born: April 15
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Revival is a divinely initiated work in which God’s people pray, repent of their sin, and return to a holy, Spirit-filled, obedient, love-relationship with God.
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The Christian needs to walk in peace, so no matter what happens they will be able to bear witness to a watching world.
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If you have trouble hearing God speak, you are in trouble at the very heart of your Christian experience.
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Regardless of what we say, it's what we do that reveals what we as a church or individual actually believe about God and His will for us.
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Prayerless leaders are like ship captains without compasses they can make their best guess at which direction to go, but they have no assurance they are heading the right way. Prayer keeps leaders focused on the one absolutely consistent factor in life - God.
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We should thank God for being with us, not ask Him to be with us (this is always given!).
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If we walk with Him closely today, we'll be in the center of His will tomorrow
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How you live your life is a testimony of what you believe about God.
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When leaders claim that God bypasses their followers and speaks directly to them, they greatly diminish all God does through the lives of believers.Leaders who begrudge people the opportunity to seek God themselves and who do not actively teach their people how to hear God's voice have disqualified themselves as spiritual leaders.
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Will God ever ask you to do something you are not able to do? The answer is yes--all the time! It must be that way, for God's glory and kingdom. If we function according to our ability alone, we get the glory if we function according to the power of the Spirit within us, God gets the glory. He wants to reveal Himself to a watching world.
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Our difficulty is not that we don't know God's will. Our discomfort comes from the fact that we do know His will, but we do not want to do it.
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Don't put labels on people. See them as people who Christ died for.
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It takes intentional effort to tune out every voice except God's.
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If you know that God loves you, you should never question a directive from Him.
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God speaks through a variety of means. In the present God primarily speaks by the Holy Spirit, through the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church.
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The truth is that God can do anything He pleases through an ordinary person who is fully dedicated to Him.
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Nothing is more pathetic than having a small character in a big assignment. Many of us don't want to give attention to our character, we just want the big assignment from God.
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We've got to have a deep, intimate relationship with the Father if we're going to lead like Jesus.
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People who make decisions based merely on what seems most advisable to them will inevitably choose something inferior to God's best. Jesus, the ultimate model for the Christian life, did not rely on His own best thinking, but depended completely on His heavenly Father for wisdom in everything.
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