I believe truly that Satan cannot endure it and so slips out of the room - more or less - when there is a true song.

Amy Carmichael

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Let us not be surprised when we have to face difficulties. When the wind blows hard on a tree, the roots stretch and grow the stronger, Let it be so with us. Let us not be weaklings, yielding to every wind that blows, but strong in spirit to resist.

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When I consider the cross of Christ, how can anything that I do b... by Amy Carmichael

When I consider the cross of Christ, how can anything that I do be called sacrifice?

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Let nothing be said about anyone unless it passes through the three sieves: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?

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If the praise of others elates me and their blame depresses me; if I cannot rest under misunderstandin g without defending myself; if I love to be loved more than to love, to be served more than to serve, then I know nothing of Calvary love.

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Sometimes when we read the words of those who have been more than conquerors, we feel almost despondent. I feel that I shall never be like that. But they won through step by step, by little bits of wills, little denials of self, little inward victories, by faithfulness in very little things. They became what they are. No one sees these little hidden steps. They only see the accomplishment, but even so, those small steps were taken. There is no sudden triumph, no spiritual maturity. That is the work of the moment.

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It is great to be faced with the impossible, for nothing is impossible if one is meant to do it. Wisdom will be given, and strength. When the Lord leads, He always strengthens.

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All along, let us remember we are not asked to understand, but si... by Amy Carmichael

All along, let us remember we are not asked to understand, but simply to obey.

We have all eternity to celebrate the victories but only a few ho... by Amy Carmichael

We have all eternity to celebrate the victories but only a few hours before sunset to win them.

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Now you are deep in what seems to me a peculiarly selfless service. The spiritual training of children must be that. You work for the years you will not see. You work for the Invisible all the time, but you work for the Eternal. So it is all worthwhile.

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Joy is not gush. Joy is not mere jolliness. Joy is perfect acquiescence ~ acceptance, rest ~ in God’s will, whatever comes.

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Thank God for the battle verses in the Bible. We go into the unknown every day of our lives, and especially every Monday morning, for the week is sure to be a battlefield, outwardly and inwardly in the unseen life of the spirit, which is often by far the sternest battlefield for souls. Either way, the Lord your God goes before you, He shall fight for you!

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If you have never been hurt by a word from God, it is probably th... by Amy Carmichael

If you have never been hurt by a word from God, it is probably that you have never heard God speak.

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If you would live in victory . . . you must refuse to be dominate... by Amy Carmichael

If you would live in victory . . . you must refuse to be dominated by the seen and the felt.

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I think of the love of God as a great river, pouring through us even as the waters pour through our ravine at floodtime. Nothing can keep this love from pouring through us, except of course our own blocking of the river. Do you sometimes feel that you have got to the end of your love for someone who refuses and repulses you? Such a thought is folly, for one cannot come to the end of what one has not got. We have no store of love at all. We are not jugs, we are riverbeds.

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Our loving Lord is not just present, but nearer than the thought can imagine - so near that a whisper can reach Him.

Give me the Love that leads the way The Faith that nothing can dismay The Hope no disappointments tire The Passion that'll burn like fire Let me not sink to be a clod Make me Thy fuel, Flame of God

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If a sudden jar can cause me to speak an impatient, unloving word, then I know nothing of Calvary love. For a cup brimful of sweet water cannot spill even one drop of bitter water, however suddenly jolted.

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Blessed are the single-hearted, for they shall enjoy much peace. If you refuse to be hurried and pressed, if you stay your soul on God, nothing can keep you from that clearness of spirit which is life and peace. In that stillness you will know what His will is.

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Our enemy is more aware than we are of the spiritual possibilitie... by Amy Carmichael

Our enemy is more aware than we are of the spiritual possibilities that depend upon obedience.

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He said "Love...as I have loved you." We cannot love too much. by Amy Carmichael

He said "Love...as I have loved you." We cannot love too much.

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