Prayer does not change the purpose of God. But prayer does change the action of God. Chuck Smith More Quotes by Chuck Smith More Quotes From Chuck Smith Prayer is the most important activity a born-again Christian can perform. It should head your list of priorities, for certainly the world around us desperately needs prayer. Prayer will open the door for God to do a glorious work in these last days. Prayer will stem the tide of evil. Chuck Smith prayer christian doors God often goes to the gutter to find the recipient for His grace. He lifts him out, washes him and transforms him - making him into a child of God fit for His kingdom. That is God’s grace. Chuck Smith gutters grace children You have only one life and it will soon be past, and only what's done for Christ will last. Chuck Smith lasts done past Look, don't judge Christianity by the imperfect examples that we have seen in history. Judge it by Jesus Christ. Chuck Smith church judging jesus There are more battles won through prayer than by any other means. Chuck Smith battle prayer mean God will allow us to follow self-help, self-improvement programs until we have tried them all, until we finally come to the honest confession, ‘I can't do it. I can't be righteous in my own strength!’ It is then, when we admit our utter powerlessness, that we find hope. For it is then when the Lord intervenes to do a work that we could not do for ourselves. Chuck Smith honest self helping Paul points out that some say, 'I'm of Paul,' while others say, 'I'm of Apollos.' He asked, 'Isn't that carnal?' But what's the difference between saying that or saying, 'I'm a Baptist,' 'I'm a Presbyterian,' 'I'm a Methodist,' 'I'm a Catholic'? I have found that the more spiritual a person becomes, the less denominational he is. We should realize that we're all part of the Body of Christ and that there aren't any real divisions in the Body. We're all one. Chuck Smith differences real spiritual The purpose is not that you might get more of the Holy Spirit, but that the Holy Spirit might get more of you. Chuck Smith purpose spirit might Sometimes we make the mistake of thinking God uses only 'special' people the strong, the intelligent, the beautiful. We don't think He has a place for the rest of us. We are so wrong! Chuck Smith christian god beautiful God is more interested in what we are than in what we do. He looks for fruit; we try to produce works. Chuck Smith fruit trying looks Where God guides, God provides. Chuck Smith god-provides guides God's Word is the only reliable guideline for living. Following your Chuck Smith judgement spirit heart So live for the kingdom of God. Seek to bring glory to Jesus Christ and the Lord will use you. It is my prayer, my constant and daily prayer, that God would keep me useable. Chuck Smith wisdom prayer jesus The most important thing a born again Christian can do is to pray. Chuck Smith important prayer christian Wisdom is knowing what to do with what you know. Chuck Smith knowing-what-to-do knowing knows If through faith you have placed your eternal destiny in the loving hands of Jesus Christ, you can be sure that God is at work, shaping the events and circumstances of your life into a beautiful mosaic that will reveal His Son to the men and women around you. His hand is on you, as it has been since before you were born. Chuck Smith beautiful son jesus As you commit your life to follow the Lord, He begins to plant His desires in your heart, then guides you according to His plan Chuck Smith lord desire heart Though prayer doesn't change God's mind or God's purposes, prayer does change something- It changes us. Chuck Smith prayer mind doe I think it rather pathetic that so many people are looking forward to heaven to prove that their doctrinal position was correct. Chuck Smith heaven people thinking There's a difference between losing your salvation and leaving your salvation. If you lose something, you don't know where to find it. You can't lose your salvation because you always know where to find it; you can only leave it. Chuck Smith leaving differences losing
