“Most Christians don’t hear God’s voice because we’ve already decided we aren’t going to do what He says.”
– A.W. Tozer
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Tozer on NOT hearing God’s voice
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Anthony of the desert
“One day Anthony of the desert stepped out of his hermitage where he saw all the snares of the devil spread out like a net over the world. He let out a great groan of terror and cried out: “My God! How can anyone be saved?” A voice responded from heaven: “Humility””
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“The weakness of so many modern Christians is they feel too much at home in the world.”
A.W. Tozer
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“Do it Anyway” – Mother Teresa
“People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway.
What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
Give the best you have, and it will never be enough. Give your best anyway.
In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway”
This version is credited to Mother Teresa
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“The farther I run away from the place where God dwells, the less I am able to hear the voice that calls me the Beloved, and the less I hear that voice, the more entangled I become in the manipulations and power games of the world.”
Henri Nouwen, “The Return of the Prodigal Son”