More Quotes by Watchman Nee
God asks for men who are totally broken and who will follow Him even to death to work for Him.
God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.
The cross grants us position, the Holy Spirit gives us experience.
We must have a spirit of power towards the enemy, a spirit of love towards men, and a spirit of self-control towards ourselves.
Negligence 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.
Repentance means a change of mind. Formerly, I thought sin as a pleasant thing, but now I have changed my mind about it. Formerly, I thought the world an attractive place, but now I know better. Formerly I regarded it miserable business to be a Christian, but now I think differently. Once I thought certain things delightful, now I think them vile. Once I thought other things utterly worthless, now I think them most precious. That is a change of mind, and that is repentance.
Not until we take the place of a servant can He take His place as Lord.
How true it is that without the guidance of the Holy Spirit intellect not only is undependable but also extremely dangerous, because it often confuses the issue of right and wrong.
There is nothing more tragic than to come to the end of life and know we have been on the wrong course.
If you would test the character of anything, you only need to enquire whether that thing leads you to God or away from God.
