To have found God and still to pursue Him is the soul’s paradox of love. Aiden Wilson Tozer More Quotes by Aiden Wilson Tozer More Quotes From Aiden Wilson Tozer God is looking for those with whom He can do the impossible - what a pity that we plan only the things that we can do by ourselves. Aiden Wilson Tozer christian faith god The only Christian you want to listen to is the one who gives you more of a hunger for God. Aiden Wilson Tozer religious christian god God's plan will continue on God's schedule. Aiden Wilson Tozer gods-plan schedules christian How unutterably sweet is the knowledge that our Heavenly Father knows us completely. No talebearer can inform on us; no enemy can make an accusation stick; no forgotten skeleton can come tumbling out of some hidden closet to abash us and expose out past; no unsuspected weakness in our characters can come to light to turn God away from us, since He knew us utterly before we knew him and called us to Himself in the full knowledge of everything that was against us. Aiden Wilson Tozer sweet character father What we need very badly these days is a company of Christians who are prepared to trust God as completely now as they know they must do at the last day... It would be better to invite God now to remove every false trust, to disengage our hearts from all secret hiding places and to bring us out into the open where we can discover for ourselves whether or not we actually trust Him. That is a harsh cure for our troubles, but it is a sure one. Gentler cures may be too weak to do the work. And time is running out on us. Aiden Wilson Tozer christian heart running The KEY to disciplining ourselves in the area of obedience is always keeping in mind to whom we are being obedient. Aiden Wilson Tozer obedience keys mind The man who preaches truth and applies it to the lives of his hearers will feel the nails and the thorns. He will lead a hard life, but a glorious one. May God raise up many such prophets. The church needs them badly. Aiden Wilson Tozer hard-life church men Retire from the world each day to some private spot. Stay in the secret place till the surrounding noises begin to fade out of your heart and a sense of God's presence envelops you. Deliberately tune out the unpleasant sounds and come out of your closet determined not to hear them. Listen for the inward voice till you learn to recognize it. Aiden Wilson Tozer secret-places voice heart People who are crucified with Christ have three distinct marks: 1. they are facing only one direction, 2. they can never turn back, and 3. they no longer have plans of their own. Aiden Wilson Tozer one-direction three people Religion can reform a person’s life, but it can never transform him. Only the Holy Spirit can transform! Aiden Wilson Tozer holy reform spirit Did you ever stop to think that God is going to be as pleased to have you with Him in Heaven as you are to be there? Aiden Wilson Tozer heaven thinking Jesus Christ never thinks about what we have been! He always thinks about what we are going to be. Aiden Wilson Tozer jesus christ thinking If God gives you a few more years, remember, it is not yours. Your time must honor God, your home must honor God, your activity must honor God, and everything you do must honor God. Aiden Wilson Tozer home giving years God may allow His servant to succeed when He has disciplined him to a point where he does not need to succeed to be happy. The man who is elated by success and is cast down by failure is still a carnal man. At best his fruit will have a worm in it. Aiden Wilson Tozer doe men needs Sometimes when we get overwhelmed we forget how big God is. Aiden Wilson Tozer overwhelmed forget sometimes God is running the universe. We ought not think like scientists, but think like psalmists. Aiden Wilson Tozer scientist running thinking We now demand glamour and fast-flowing dramatic action. A generation of Christians reared among push buttons and automatic machines is impatient of slower and less direct methods of reaching their goals...The tragic results of this spirit all all about us: shallow lives, hollow religious philosophies...the glorification of men, trust is religious externalities....salesmanship methods, the mistaking of dynamic personality for the power of the Spirit. These and such of these are the symptoms of an evil disease. Aiden Wilson Tozer religious christian philosophy It is dangerous to be so busy that you have no time to wait on God. Aiden Wilson Tozer dangerous busy waiting The church that can't worship must be entertained. And leaders who can't lead a church to worship must provide the entertainment. Aiden Wilson Tozer entertainment church leader True obedience is the refusal to compromise in any regard our relationship with God, regardless of the consequences. Aiden Wilson Tozer our-relationship obedience compromise
