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Too often we attempt to work for God to the limit of our incompetency, rather than to the limit of God's omnipotency.
Hudson Taylor
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Hudson Taylor
Age: 73 †
Born: 1832
Born: May 21
Died: 1905
Died: June 3
Bible Translator
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Non-Fiction Writer
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J. Hudson Taylor
James Hudson Taylor
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While unbelief sees the difficulties, faith sees God between itself and them.
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I am so weak that I can hardly write, I cannot read my Bible, I cannot even pray, I can only lie still in God's arms like a little child, and trust.
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Satan, the Hinderer, may build a barrier about us, but he can never roof us in, so that we cannot look up.
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When the heart submits, then Jesus reigns. When Jesus reigns, there is rest.
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Unless there is an element of risk in our exploits for God, there is no need for faith.
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Nothing can take the place of a real hunger for souls, or make up for the lack of it.
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It is not lost time to wait upon God!
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Oh, for eloquence to plead the cause of China, for a pencil dipped in fire to paint the condition of this people.
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