We should not open our mouths too hastily upon approaching God. On the contrary, we first must ask God to show us what and how to pray before we make our request known to Him. Have we not consumed a great deal of time in the past asking for what we wanted? Why not now ask for what God wants?
Watchman NeeAll satanic works are performed from the outside inward; all divine works from the inside outward.
Watchman NeeGod not only wants to break the outer man...He wants our spirit and our soul...our inner man and outer man to be separated from each other.
Watchman NeeA person who wholly follows the Lord is one who believes that the promises of God are trustworthy, that He is with His people, and that they are well able to overcome.
Watchman NeeWe think of the Christian life as a โchanged lifeโ but it is not that. What God offers us is an โexchanged life,โ a โsubstituted life,โ and Christ is our Substitute within.
Watchman NeeNegligence in prayer withers the inner man. Nothing can be a substitute for it, not even Christian work. Many are so preoccupied with work that they allow little time for prayer. Hence they cannot cast out demons. Prayer enables us first inwardly to overcome the enemy and then outwardly to deal with him.
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