For God to reveal His Son in us is not the result of research or searching; it is entirely a matter of mercy and revelation. It is an inward seeing, an inner knowing. Watchman Nee More Quotes by Watchman Nee More Quotes From Watchman Nee We may infer from any defeat of ours that it is due either to lack of faith or failure to obey. No other reason can suffice. Watchman Nee defeat faith may We work because we have not seen the work of Christ. Watchman Nee christ The fruit of the Spirit is . . . self-control Watchman Nee fruits-of-the-spirit self-control self Today, even amongst Christians, there can be found much of that spirit that wants to give as little as possible to the Lord, and yet to get as much as possible from Him. The prevailing thought today is of being used, as though that were the one thing that mattered. That my little rubber band should be stretched to the very limit seems all important. But this is not the Lord's mind. The Lord wants us to be used, yes; but what He is after is that we pour all we have, ourselves, to Him, and if that be all, that is enough. Watchman Nee christian mind giving Spiritual advancement is measured by faithful obedience. Watchman Nee advancement faithful spiritual Without this heart attitude it is exceedingly difficult for us to accept the circumcision of the flesh. Every affection, desire, thought, knowledge, intent, worship, and work of the flesh must go to the cross. Watchman Nee desire heart attitude The idea of waste only comes into our Christianity when we underestimate the worth of our Lord. Watchman Nee underestimate waste ideas 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. Watchman Nee water-of-life spring children To walk after the spirit a believer must inhibit his mind from revolving endlessly. If it turns too long around one topic, worries or grieves too much over matters, and ponders too intensively to know God's will, it may become unbearable and hamper its normal operation. The mind needs to be kept in a steady and secure state. Watchman Nee prayer grieving long On at least four separate occasions and recorded in the four Gospels the Lord Jesus called His disciples to deny their soul life, deliver it to death, and then to follow Him. Watchman Nee four soul jesus Now is the hour we should humbly prostrate ourselves before God, willing to be convicted afresh of our sins by the Holy Spirit. Watchman Nee hours sin spirit Satan can only attack us from the outside in. He may work through the lust and sensations of the body or through the mind and emotion of the soul, for those two belong to the outward man. Watchman Nee soul men two When the fruit of your service is out of all proportion to the gifts you possess, THAT is Blessing! Watchman Nee proportion fruit blessing Fellowship means among other things that we are ready to receive of Christ from others. Other believers minister Christ to me, and I am ready to receive. Watchman Nee fellowship mean christ Prayer is work. The experiences of many children of God demonstrate that it accomplishes far more than does any other form of work. It is also warfare, for it is one of the weapons in fighting the enemy. However, only prayer in the spirit is genuinely effectual. Watchman Nee fighting prayer children If we verily bear the cross we shall be neither controlled nor influenced by soulical affection but shall be fit to love in the power of the Holy Spirit. Even so did the Lord Jesus love His family while on earth. Watchman Nee earth bears jesus The particular sin of omission which gives ground to the evil spirits is the believer’s passivity. Watchman Nee omission evil giving Believers must persevere in prayer that they may see clearly their own pitiful state and understand the indwelling, working, and demands of the Holy Spirit. Watchman Nee demand prayer may 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. Watchman Nee spiritual christian doe Towards himself a Christian should have a broken spirit, but towards God it should be one of rejoicing always in Him. He rejoices not for its own sake nor because of any joyful experience, work, blessing or circumstance, but exclusively because God is his center. Watchman Nee blessing should-have christian
