OSWALD CHAMBERS

We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us.

Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.

If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality.

Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.

Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.

A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.

Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind.

We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.

The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.

I have learnt that I am me, that I can do the things that, as one might put it, me can do, but I cannot do the things that me would like to do.

You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.

It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the actual.

When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'

The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone.

When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality.

Theology must work itself out in the most practical relationships.

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.

Tell God you are ready to be offered, and God will prove Himself to be all you ever dreamed He would be.

Temptations in the life of faith are not accidents; each temptation is part of a plan, a step in the progress of faith.

When I see Jesus Christ I simply want to be what He wants me to be.

The men with God's 'go' in them have these three characteristics-a saving experience, the evidence of supernatural power at work, and the spiritual efficacy of success in prayer.

Beware of reasoning about God's Word - obey It.

The truth is we have nothing to fear and nothing to overcome because He is all in all and we are more than conquerors through Him.

We are only what we are in the dark; all the rest is reputation.

in the will of God" is not a matter of intellectual discernment, but a state of heart... It's motto is --" My Father can do what he likes with me, He may bless me to death, or give me a bitter cup; I delight to do His will.