I want the presence of God Himself, or I don't want anything at all to do with religion... I want all that God has or I don't want any.
Aiden Wilson TozerSuch words as amen, hallelujah, glory and others of like sacred association are repeated endlessly and meaninglessly in the apparent belief that they have in them some strange power for good. This can be no more than high-grade magic. It will pay us to search our own hearts thoroughly to discover just why we use these words.
Aiden Wilson TozerThe degree of blessing enjoyed by any man will correspond exactly with the completeness of God's victory over him.
Aiden Wilson TozerLike the eye which sees everything in front of it and never sees itself, faith is occupied with the Object upon which it rests and pays no attention to itself at all. While we are looking at God, we do not see ourselves - blessed riddance. The man who has struggled to purify himself and has had nothing but repeated failures will experience real relief when he stops tinkering with his soul and looks away to the perfect One.
Aiden Wilson Tozer