It is impossible to get exhausted in work for God. We get exhausted because we try to do God's work in our own way. Oswald Chambers More Quotes by Oswald Chambers More Quotes From Oswald Chambers Beware of reasoning about God's Word - obey It. Oswald Chambers reasoning christianity As we go forth into the coming year, let it not be in the haste of impetuous, forgetful delight, nor with the quickness of impulsive thoughtlessness . But let us go out with the patient power of knowing that the God of Israel will go before us. Oswald Chambers israel knowing years Some of us are like the Dead Sea, always taking in but never giving out, because we are not rightly related to the Lord Jesus. Oswald Chambers sea giving jesus One of the greatest strains in life is the strain of waiting for God. Oswald Chambers waiting-on-god life-is waiting Thoughts about myself hinder my usefulness to God. Oswald Chambers hinder usefulness Humble yourself"--it is a humbling experience to knock at God's door--you have to knock with the crucified thief. "To him that knocketh, it shall be opened. Oswald Chambers thieves humble doors Faith that is sure of itself is not faith; faith that is sure of God is the only faith there is. Oswald Chambers The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service for Him. Oswald Chambers competitors devotion jesus Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led. Oswald Chambers knowing faith mean When once you realize all that it cost God to forgive you, you will be held as in a vice, constrained by the love of God. Oswald Chambers forgiving cost vices The measure of the worth of our public activity for God is the private profound communion we have with Him. Oswald Chambers activity communion profound When we become advocates of a creed, something dies; we do not believe God, we only believe our belief about Him. Oswald Chambers creeds belief believe True intercession involves bringing the person, or the circumstance that seems to be crashing in on you, before God, until you are changed by His attitude toward that person or circumstance. People describe intercession by saying, "It is putting yourself in someone else’s place." That is not true! Intercession is putting yourself in God’s place; it is having His mind and His perspective. Oswald Chambers perspective attitude people A private relationship of worshiping God is the greatest essential element of spiritual fitness. Oswald Chambers elements essentials spiritual You may often have to watch Jesus Christ wreck a life before He saves it. Oswald Chambers wrecks watches jesus The purpose of prayer is to reveal the presence of God equally present, all the time, in every condition. Oswald Chambers religious faith god The greatest answer to prayer is that I am brought into a perfect understanding with God, and that alters my view of actual things. Oswald Chambers prayer views perfect We all know people who have been made much meaner and more irritable and more intolerable to live with by suffering: it is not right to say that all suffering perfects. It only perfects one type of person ...... the one who accepts the call of God in Christ Jesus. Oswald Chambers pain people jesus Jesus Christ can afford to be misunderstood; we cannot. Our weakness lies in always wanting to vindicate ourselves. Oswald Chambers misunderstood lying jesus Prayer is not logical, it is a mysterious moral working of the Holy Spirit. Oswald Chambers mysterious moral prayer
