The true Christian ideal is not to be happy but to be holy. Aiden Wilson Tozer More Quotes by Aiden Wilson Tozer More Quotes From Aiden Wilson Tozer Because we have shut out the Holy Spirit in so many ways, we are stumbling along as though we are spiritually blindfolded. Aiden Wilson Tozer holy spirit way Most Christians are satisfied living as common Christians, without an insatiable hunger for the deeper things of God. Aiden Wilson Tozer insatiable-hunger christian common Mans nature indicates that he was created for three things: To think, to worship and to work. But thinking is not enough. Men are made to worship also, to bow down and adore in the presence of the Mystery inexpressible. Aiden Wilson Tozer three men thinking If I am to wholly follow the Lord Jesus Christ, I must forsake everything that is contrary to Him. Aiden Wilson Tozer lord jesus christ Breezy, self-confident Christians tell us how wonderful it is to accept Christ and then have a good time all the rest of your life; the Lord won't demand anything of you. Yes, He will, my friend! The Lord will demand everything of you. And when you give it all up to Him, He may bless it and hand it back, but on the other hand He may not. Aiden Wilson Tozer self christian hands Progress in the Christian life is exactly equal to the growing knowledge we gain of the Triune God in personal experience. Aiden Wilson Tozer growing-knowledge progress christian Apart from God nothing matters. We think that health matters, that freedom matters, or knowledge or art or civilization. And but for one insistent word they would matter indeed. That word is eternity. Aiden Wilson Tozer civilization art thinking Gratitude is an offering precious in the sight of God, and it is one that the poorest of us can make and be not poorer but richer for having made it. Aiden Wilson Tozer gratitude offering sight You can't truly rest until every area in your life rests in God. Aiden Wilson Tozer areas We can express our worship to God in many ways. But if we love the Lord and are led by His Holy Spirit, our worship will always bring a delighted sense of admiring awe and a sincere humility on our part. Aiden Wilson Tozer humility spirit way Always the most revealing thing about the church is her idea of God. Aiden Wilson Tozer revealing church ideas When the Spirit illuminates the heart, then a part of the man sees which never saw before; a part of him knows which never knew before, and that with a kind of knowing which the most acute thinker cannot imitate. Aiden Wilson Tozer knowing heart men If I empty out half of my life, God can only fill half...God will fill as much of us as we allow Him to fill. Aiden Wilson Tozer empty gods-will half God loves you not because you are worthy, but because He is God and you are a fixture in His mind. Aiden Wilson Tozer christian god love-you To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love. Aiden Wilson Tozer paradox soul found Low views of God destroy the gospel for all who hold them. Aiden Wilson Tozer views lows Let me never become a slave to crowds. Aiden Wilson Tozer crowds slave let-me God created our souls to be satisfied only with the divine everlastingness of the Word made flesh. Aiden Wilson Tozer divine soul flesh I am Thy servant to do Thy will, and that will is sweeter to me than position or riches or fame, and I choose it above all things on Earth or in Heaven. Aiden Wilson Tozer riches earth heaven Promoting self under the guise of promoting Christ is currently so common as to excite little notice. Aiden Wilson Tozer self common littles
