Oswald Chambers Quotes

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.

The bottom line in the Christian life is obedience and most people don't even like the word.

It is by letting the world go and coming unto Christ that we increasingly live as women of God.

To feel not only submitted but willing to be anything or nothing as the Lord wills it - this is, in truth, to sing a song to our Well Beloved.

It takes a childlike heart to feel the promptings of the Spirit, to surrender to those commands, and to obey. That is what it takes to be nourished by the good word of God.

To be a Christian who is willing to travel with Christ on his downward road requires being willing to detach oneself constantly from any need to be relevant, and to trust ever more deeply the Word of God.

While salvation is a free gift, the 'winning Christ' can only be through unreserved consecration and unquestioning obedience. Nor is this a hardship, but the highest privilege.

A key to everything is surrender - to really come before the Lord and say, 'I will literally stay here as long as you want me to stay' or 'God, I will really go anywhere on the earth.'

We were constantly hearing it repeated, that we must never again look upon ourselves as our own; but must remember, that we were solemnly and irrevocably devoted to God.

This is a serious warning cry: Surrender without reservation to the Lord who has called us. This is required of us so that the face of the earth may be renewed.

I hit my knees and I went to him with that and I said God I want to do what you want. I don't want sports to be an idol in my life.

Holy joy will be oil to the wheels of our obedience.

Do not be afraid to say “yes” to Jesus, to find your joy in doing his will...

Jesus does not demand great actions from us, but simply surrender and gratitude.

I have surrendered to God; therefore I surrender to nothing else.

If after all your efforts you cannot succeed, you could not please our Lord more than by sacrificing to Him your will, and remaining in tranquility, humility, and devotion, entirely conformed and submissive to His divine will and good pleasure.

The greatest word of Jesus to His disciples is abandon

Dare to look up to God and say, Deal with me in the future as Thou wilt; I am of the same mind as Thou art; I am Thine; I refuse nothing that pleases Thee; lead me where Thou wilt; clothe me in any dress Thou choosest.

Holiness consists of doing the will of God with a smile.

Christ says, 'Give me all. I don't want so much of your time and so much of your money and so much of your work: I want You.'

The Lord gives his people perpetual joy when they walk in obedience to him.

Love conquers all; therefore, let us submit to love.

To allow God to be God we must follow Him for who He is and what He intends, and not for what we want and what we prefer.

But the lesson of Abraham's story is that God demands the best we have to offer, that which is most precious to us.