Prayer irrigates the fields of life with the waters which are stored up in the reservoirs of promise. Charles Spurgeon More Quotes by Charles Spurgeon More Quotes From Charles Spurgeon To pursue union at the expense of truth is treason to the Lord Jesus. Charles Spurgeon truth-is unions jesus The Christian life is very much like climbing a hill of ice. You cannot slide up, nay, you have to cut every step with an ice axe; only with incessant labor in cutting and chipping can you make any progress... If you want to know how to backslide, leave off going forward. Cease going upward and you will go downward of necessity. You can never stand still. Charles Spurgeon climbing cutting christian It is the habit of faith, when she is praying, to use pleas. Mere prayer sayers, who do not pray at all, forget to argue with God; but those who prevail bring forth their reasons and their strong arguments Charles Spurgeon strong use prayer The more holy a man becomes, the more conscious he is of unholiness. Charles Spurgeon holy conscious men The disciples of a patient Saviour should be patient themselves. Charles Spurgeon patient should patience Grace is the mother and nurse of holiness, and not the apologist of sin. Charles Spurgeon grace mother nurse Shall I give you yet another reason why you should pray? I have preached my very heart out. I could not say any more than I have said. Will not your prayers accomplish that which my preaching fails to do? Is it not likely that the Church has been putting forth its preaching hand but not its praying hand? Oh dear friends! Let us agonize in prayer. Charles Spurgeon prayer heart hands It is a terribly easy matter to be a minister of the gospel and a vile hypocrite at the same time. Charles Spurgeon hypocrite matter easy A high character might be produced, I suppose, by continued prosperity, but it has very seldom been the case. Adversity, however it may appear to be our foe, is our true friend; and, after a little acquaintance with it, we receive it as a precious thing - the prophecy of a coming joy. It should be no ambition of ours to traverse a path without a thorn or stone. Charles Spurgeon true-friend ambition character God gave me this great book to preach from, and if He has put anything in it you think is not fit, go and complain to Him, not to me. I am simply his servant, and if His errand that I am to tell is objectionable, I cannot help it. Charles Spurgeon complaining book thinking You are engaged in a work so spiritual, so far above all human power, that to forget the Spirit is to ensure defeat. Charles Spurgeon defeat spiritual forget If you are renewed by grace, and were to meet your old self, I am sure you would be very anxious to get out of his company. Charles Spurgeon religious christian god Without Christ there is no hope. Charles Spurgeon no-hope christ A child of five, if properly instructed, can, as truly believe, and be regenerated, as an adult. Charles Spurgeon adults believe children You and your sins must separate, or you and your God will never come together. Charles Spurgeon gods-will sin together God save us from living in comfort while sinners are sinking into hell! Charles Spurgeon christian faith god If we had to preach to thousands year after year, and never rescued but one soul, that one soul would be a full reward for all our labour, for a soul is of countless price. Charles Spurgeon soul would-be years Never be afraid of the world's censure; it's praise is much more to be dreaded. Charles Spurgeon censure praise world He who does not serve God where he is would not serve God anywhere else. Charles Spurgeon serving-god doe Conversion is a turning onto the right road. The next thing to do is to walk on it. Charles Spurgeon things-to-do next walks
