There are many things that are perfectly legitimate, but if you are going to concentrate on God you cannot do them. Oswald Chambers More Quotes by Oswald Chambers More Quotes From Oswald Chambers If we are devoted to the cause of humanity, we shall soon be crushed and broken-hearted, for we shall often meet with more ingratitude from men than we would from a dog; but if our motive is love to God, no ingratitude can hinder us from serving our fellow men. Oswald Chambers brokendogmen Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God. Oswald Chambers maturityspiritualyears God gives us the vision, then he takes us down to the valley to batter us into the shape of the vision, and it is in the valley that so many of us faint and give way. Every vision will be made real if we will have patience. Oswald Chambers inspirationrealfaith If we believe in Jesus, it is not what we gain but what He pours through us that really counts. God’s purpose is not simply to make us beautiful, plump grapes, but to make us grapes so that He may squeeze the sweetness out of us. Oswald Chambers beautifulbelievejesus Patience has the meaning of testing-a thing drawn out and tested, drawn out to the last strand in a strain without breaking, and ending in sheer joy. The strain on a violin string when stretched to the uttermost gives it its strength; and the stronger the strain, the finer is the sound of our life for God, and He never strains more than we are able to bear. Oswald Chambers godpatiencegiving Obedience to the call of Christ nearly always costs everything to two people- the one who is called, and the one who loves that one. Oswald Chambers christianfaithgod God places His saints where they will bring the most glory to Him, and we are totally incapable of judging where that may be. Oswald Chambers saintjudgingmay We must never put our dreams of success as God's purpose for us; His purpose may be exactly the opposite. His purpose is that I depend on HIM and in HIS power NOW. His end is the process. It is the process, not the end, which is glorifying to God....His purpose is for this minute, not for something in the future. We have nothing to do with the 'afterwards' of obedience. If we have a further end in view, we do not pay sufficient attention to the immediate present; if we realize that obedience is the end, then each moment as it comes is precious. Oswald Chambers viewsoppositesdream We are so busy telling God where we would like to go. We wait with the idea of some great opportunity, something sensational, and when it comes we are quick to cry, 'Here am I.' Readiness for God means that we are ready to do the tiniest little thing or the great big thing, it makes no difference. Oswald Chambers opportunitymeanideas If my ruling disposition is self-interest, I perceive that everything that happens to me is always for or against my self-interest; if, on the other hand, my ruling disposition is obedience to God, I perceive Him to be at work for my perfecting in everything that happens to me. Oswald Chambers christianfaithgod We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense. We pray when there's nothing else we can do, but God wants us to pray before we do anything at all. Most of us would prefer, however, to spend our time doing something that will get immediate results. We don't want to wait for God to resolve matters in His good time because His idea of 'good time' is seldom in sync with ours. Oswald Chambers prayerinspirationalideas Prayer is not getting things from God. That is a most initial stage; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God: I tell Him what I know He knows in order that I may get to know it as He does. Oswald Chambers prayerperfectorder God does not exist to answer our prayers, but by our prayers we come to discern the mind of God. Oswald Chambers prayeranswersmind Get into the habit of saying, ''Speak, Lord,'' and life will become a romance. Oswald Chambers romanceinspirationfaith It is not what a man does that is of final importance, but what he is in what he does. The atmosphere produced by a man, much more than his activities, has the lasting influence. Oswald Chambers atmospheredoemen Jesus Christ reveals, not an embarrassed God, not a confused God, not a God who stands apart from the problems, but One who stands in the thick of the whole thing with man. Oswald Chambers confusedmenjesus The battle is lost or won in the secret places of the will before God, never first in the external world. Oswald Chambers secret-placesbattleworld There is no condition of life in which we cannot abide in Jesus. We have to learn to abide in Him wherever we are placed. Oswald Chambers conditionsjesus Not every man can carry a full cup. Sudden elevation frequently leads to pride and a fall. The most exacting test of all to survive is prosperity. Oswald Chambers pridemenfall Some prayers are followed by silence (from God) because they are wrong, others because they are bigger than one can understand. It will be a wonderful moment for some of us when we stand before God and find that the prayers we clamored for in early days and imagined were never answered, have been answered in the most amazing way, and that God's silence has been the sign of the answer. Oswald Chambers silenceprayeranswers
