No man has ever gone through the crisis of deliberately making Jesus Lord and found Him to be a failure. Oswald Chambers More Quotes by Oswald Chambers More Quotes From Oswald Chambers Beware of anything that competes with your loyalty to Jesus Christ. Oswald Chambers dedicationloyaltyjesus The call of God is not a reflection of my nature; my personal desires and temperament are of no consideration. As long as I dwell on my own qualities and traits and think about what I am suited for, I will never hear the call of God. Oswald Chambers reflectionlongthinking What hinders me from hearing is that I am taken up with other things. It is not that I will not hear God, but I am not devoted in the right place. I am devoted to things, to service, to convictions, and God may say what He likes but I do not hear Him. Oswald Chambers hearingtakenmay The only way we can be of use to God is to let Him take us through the crooks and crannies of our own characters. Oswald Chambers crooksusecharacter Complete weakness and dependence will always be the occasion for the Spirit of God to manifest His power. Oswald Chambers manifestweaknessspirit God did not direct His call to Isaiah— Isaiah overheard God saying, ". . . who will go for Us?" The call of God is not just for a select few but for everyone. Whether I hear God’s call or not depends on the condition of my ears, and exactly what I hear depends upon my spiritual attitude. Oswald Chambers spiritualearsattitude So many of us limit our praying because we are not reckless in our confidence in God. In the eyes of those who do not know God, it is madness to trust Him, but when we pray in the Holy Spirit we begin to realize the resources of God, that He is our perfect heavenly Father, and we are His children. Oswald Chambers eyefatherchildren I have to get to the point of the absolute and unquestionable relationship that takes everything exactly as it comes from Him. God never guides us at some time in the future, but always here and now. Realize that the Lord is here now, and the freedom you receive is immediate. Oswald Chambers guidesrealizinglord God never gives strength for tomorrow, or for the next hour, but only for the strain of the minute. Oswald Chambers nexttomorrowgiving You must learn to wrestle against the things that hinder your communication with God. Oswald Chambers communication-with-godhindercommunication Never allow anything that divides or destroys the oneness of your life with Christ to remain in your life without facing it. Oswald Chambers dividesonenesschrist So long as there is a human being who does not know Jesus Christ, I am his debtor to serve him until he does. Oswald Chambers christianlongjesus When you meet a man or woman who puts Jesus Christ first, knit that one to your soul. Oswald Chambers soulmenjesus Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong; it may be a sign that he is thinking. Oswald Chambers doubtmenthinking As long as we are flippant and stupid and shallow and think that we know ourselves, we shall never give ourselves over to Jesus Christ; but when once we become conscious that we are infinitely more than we can fathom, and infinitely greater in possibility either for good or bad than we can know, we shall be only too glad to hand ourselves over to Him. Oswald Chambers religiouschristianfaith Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and noise and clamour of the world. Oswald Chambers solitudedoneworld We are uncertain of the next step, but we are certain of God. Immediately we abandon to God, and do the duty that lies nearest, and He packs our life with surprises all the time.... Leave the whole thing to Him, it is gloriously uncertain how He will come in, but He will come. Oswald Chambers inspirationfaithlying To say that 'prayer changes things' is not as close to the truth as saying, 'prayer changes me and then I change things.' God has established things so that prayer, on the basis of redemption, changes the way a person looks at things. Oswald Chambers changefaithgod We are apt to think that everything that happens to us is to be turned into useful teaching; it is to be turned into something better than teaching, into character. We shall find that the spheres God brings us into are not meant to teach us something but to make us something. Oswald Chambers teachingcharacterthinking There is a vast difference between devotion to a person and devotion to principles or to a cause. Our Lord never proclaimed a cause- He proclaimed personal devotion to Himself. To be a disciple is to be a devoted bondservant motivated by love for the Lord Jesus. Oswald Chambers differencesprinciplesjesus
