Great Quotes from Watchman Nee -
The sight of any trouble strikes terror into the heart of those who do not have faith, but those who trust Him say, ‘Here comes my food.!”
24. “We think of the Christian life as a ‘changed life’ but it is not that. What God offers us is an ‘exchanged life,’ a ‘substituted life,’ and Christ is our substitute within.” (The Normal Christian Life)
23. “A little carelessness brings in defeat.”
22. “A forgiven sinner is quite different from an ordinary sinner, and a consecrated Christian is quite different from an ordinary Christian.”
21. “We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.”
20. “And it is through conflict that God induces the believer to seek and to grasp total triumph in Christ.”
19. “The particular sin of omission which gives ground to the evil spirits is the believer’s passivity.”
18. “Fellowship means among other things that we are ready to receive of Christ from others. Other believers minister Christ to me, and I am ready to receive.”
17. “God’s requirements have not altered, but we are not the ones to meet them. Praise God, he is the lawgiver on the throne, and he is the Lawkeeper in my heart. He who gave the Law, himself keeps it.” (The Normal Christian Life)
16. “People who are lazy, careless, doubtful-minded or arrogant need not expect God to reveal His secret or covenant to them.”
15. “The cares of this life emerge as very small items in deed along our daily path.”
14.”The greatest negative in the universe is the Cross, for with it God wiped out everything that was not of Himself: the greatest positive in the universe is the resurrection, for through it God brought into being all.”
13. “Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience.”
“The Truth” (2 Timothy 1:9) Who saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works but because of his own purpose and grace, which he gave us in Christ Jesus before the ages began.
12. “The child of God should not be overanxious to make new gains, what he essentially requites is to keep what he already has, for not losing is itself a gain. The way to retain what he possesses is to engage it.”
11. “Let us recognize this one thing: burden is the secret of prayer. If a person does not feel within him burden to pray for a particular matter he can hardly succeed in prayer. In a prayer meeting some brothers and sisters may mention a great many subjects for prayer. But if you are not touched inwardly, you cannot pray.”
10. “To enjoy sensuous pleasures daily is no evidence of spirituality. On the contrary, those who go on with God and disregard their own feelings are the truly spiritual ones.”
9. “Grace means that God does something for me; law means that I do something for God. God has certain holy and righteous demands which he places upon me: that is law. Now if law means that God requires something of me for the fulfillment, then deliverance from law means he no longer requires that from me, but himself provides it.” (The Normal Christian Life)
“Watchman Nee has many more inspiring quotes than just the 25 listed here, he has left a legacy of great teachings.”
8. “Let the Christian mark this well that once he has perceived the will of God in his spirit’s intuition his whole being needs to be employed actively in executing God’s will. He should not be passive.”
7. “We have spoken of trying and trusting, and the difference between the two. Believe me, it is the difference between heaven and hell.”
6. “An unpeaceful mind cannot operate normally. Hence the Apostle teaches us to “have no anxiety about anything.” Deliver all anxious thoughts to God as soon as they arise. Let the peace of God maintain your heart and mind.”
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Watchman Nee Quotes: 25 Inspirational Sayings
