A Christian ought to realize what the weights laid on his spirit are. If he encounters it in the morning and does not deal with it at once, he experiences defeat the whole day long.
Watchman NeeGod is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
Watchman NeeFrom the evening I was saved, I began to live a new life, for the life of the eternal God had entered into me.
Watchman NeeWhen one tries to increase his knowledge by doing mental gymnastics over books without waiting upon God and looking to the guidance of the Holy Spirit, his soul is plainly in full swing. This will deplete his spiritual life. Because the fall of man was occasioned by seeking knowledge, God uses the foolishness of the cross to "destroy the wisdom of the wise.
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