The disciple is rich not in possessions, but in personal identity. Oswald Chambers More Quotes by Oswald Chambers More Quotes From Oswald Chambers I must learn that the purpose of my life belongs to God, not me. God is using me from His great personal perspective, and all He asks of me is that I trust Him. ... When I stop telling God what I want, He can freely work His will in me without any hindrance. ... Self-pity is of the devil, and if I wallow in it I cannot be used by God for His purpose in the world. Oswald Chambers devilperspectiveself It is not true to say that God wants to teach us something in our trials. Through every cloud He brings our way, He wants us to unlearn something. Oswald Chambers trialswantclouds Faith for my deliverance is not faith in God. Faith means, whether I am visibly delivered or not, I will stick to my belief that God is love. Oswald Chambers sticksfaith-in-godmean Human nature, if healthy, demands excitement; and if it does not obtain its thrilling excitement in the right way, it will seek it in the wrong. God never makes bloodless stoics; He makes no passionless saints. Oswald Chambers sainthealthdoe Is the Son of God praying in me, or am I dictating to Him?... Prayer is not simply getting things from God, that is a most initial form of prayer; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God. If the Son of God is formed in us by regeneration, He will press forward in front of our common sense and change our attitude to the things about which we pray. Oswald Chambers prayerattitudeson We think of prayer as a preparation for work, or a calm after having done work, whereas prayer is the essential work. Oswald Chambers christianfaithgod Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work. Oswald Chambers fitprayerdoe There is only One Being who can satisfy the last aching abyss of the human heart, and that is the Lord Jesus Christ. Oswald Chambers lastsheartjesus Our Lord’s making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity of ours at all. God does not ask us to do the things that are naturally easy for us- He only asks us to do the things that we are perfectly fit to do through His grace, and that is where the cross we must bear will always come. Oswald Chambers gracebearsdoe When you are insulted, you must not only not resent it, but you must make it an opportunity to exhibit the Son of God in your life. And you cannot imitate the nature of Jesus-it is either in you or it is not. A personal insult becomes an opportunity for a saint to reveal the incredible sweetness of the Lord Jesus. Oswald Chambers opportunitysonjesus The touchstone of the Holy Spirit’s work in us is the answer to our Lord’s question: “Who do men say that the Son of Man is?” Our Lord makes human destiny depend on that one thing, Who men say He is, because the revelation of Who Jesus is is only given by the Holy Spirit. Oswald Chambers destinysonjesus I have never met the man I could despair of after discerning what lies in me apart from the grace of God. Oswald Chambers inspirationchristianlying If you yourself do not cut the lines that tie you to the dock, God will have to use a storm to sever them and to send you out to sea. Oswald Chambers cuttingspiritualpast Am I prepared to let God grip me by His power and do a work in me that is worthy of Himself? Sanctification is not my idea of what I want God to do for me; sanctification is God's idea of what He wants to do for me, and He has to get me into the attitude of mind and spirit where at any cost I will let Him sanctify me wholly. Oswald Chambers letting-goattitudeideas The thing that awakens the deepest fountain of gratitude in a human being is that God has forgiven his sin. Oswald Chambers fountaingratitudesin The goal of faithfulness is not that we will do work for God, but that He will be free to do His work through us. God calls us to His service and places tremendous responsibilitie s on us. He expects no complaining on our part and offers no explanation on His part. God wants to use us as He used His own Son. Oswald Chambers goalcomplainingson Before God can use a man greatly he must wound him deeply. Oswald Chambers woundsusemen The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives, having been made good by the supernatural grace of God. Oswald Chambers good-thingsgracedoe The deadliest Pharisaism today is not hypocrisy, but unconscious unreality. Oswald Chambers unrealityhypocrisytoday Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life. Oswald Chambers prayerexercise
