Henceforth we are dead to everything pertaining to ourselves and alive to His Spirit alone. This requires our exercising faith. Watchman Nee More Quotes by Watchman Nee More Quotes From Watchman Nee 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. Watchman Nee forgiveness spiritual christian A drowning man cannot be saved until he is utterly exhausted and ceases to make the slightest effort to save himself. Watchman Nee exhausted effort men By the time the average Christian gets his temperature up to normal, everybody thinks he has a fever! Watchman Nee christian average thinking An affection which is not inspired by the Lord will soon be transformed into lust. Samson is not alone in the history of man in failing in this regard. Delilah is still cutting the hair of man today! Watchman Nee cutting hair men The child of God ought to confess his weakness that he does not know how to pray, and petition the Holy Spirit to teach him. Watchman Nee weakness prayer children You should accordingly exercise your mind to remember your friends, relatives, and fellow-workers to determine if they are in need. As you remember each one so shall you in turn intercede for them. If in interceding on their behalf your spirit remains cold and dry, then you know you are not to pray for them. Watchman Nee prayer mind exercise A person who wholly follows the Lord is one who believes that the promises of God are trustworthy, that He is with His people, and that they are well able to overcome. Watchman Nee believe people promise How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong. Watchman Nee issues guidance spirit He who is able to accept everything gladly from the Lord - including darkness, dryness, flatness - and completely disregard self is he who lives for Him. Watchman Nee able darkness self Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience. Watchman Nee abnormal victory christian True spiritual life depends not on probing our feelings and thoughts from dawn to dusk but on 'looking off' to the Savior! Watchman Nee dawn spiritual feelings The devil abhors light and truth because these remove the ground of his working. Watchman Nee devil light christian Natural strength is what we receive from the hand of God as Creator. Spiritual strength is what we receive from God in grace. Watchman Nee grace spiritual hands God has supplied all my needs and has not failed me once. Watchman Nee needs Most soulish believers assume an attitude of self-righteousness, though often it is scarcely detectable. They hold tenaciously to their minute opinions we ought to lay aside the small differences and pursue the common objective. Watchman Nee differences self attitude I must first have the sense of God's possession of me before I can have the sense of His presence with me. Watchman Nee possession i-can firsts Put very simply, Satan's power in the world is everywhere. Yet wherever men and women walk in the Spirit, sensitive to the anointing they have from God, that power of his just evaporates. There is a line drawn by God, a boundary where by virtue of his own very presence Satan's writ does not run. Let God but occupy all the space himself, and what room is left for the evil one? Watchman Nee letting-go running men In order for the inner man to be strengthened with power through the Holy Spirit, the children of God must discharge their responsibility. They need to yield specifically to the Lord, forsake every doubtful aspect in their life, be willing to obey fully God's will, and believe through prayer that He will flood their spirit with His power. Watchman Nee prayer believe children Many confuse understanding with believing. Watchman Nee understanding believe We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves. Watchman Nee self men enemy
