Wait On God And He Will Work, But Don't Wait In Spiritual Sulks Because You Cannot See An Inch In Front Of You! Are We Detached Enough From Our Spiritual Hysterics To Wait On God? To Wait Is Not To Sit With Folded Hands, But To Learn To Do What We Are Told.

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Iron

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Opposites

Views

Worship God In The Difficult Circumstances, And When He Chooses, He Will Alter Them In Two Seconds.

Two

Worship

Difficult

Faith Must Be Tested, Because It Can Be Turned Into A Personal Possession Only Through Conflict.

Conflict

Possession

Tested

The Real Meaning Of Eternal Life Is A Life That Can Face Anything Is Has To Face Without Wavering. If We Take This View, Life Becomes One Great Romance, A Glorious Opportunity For Seeing Marvelous Things All The Time. God Is Disciplining Us To Get Us Into This Central Place Of Power.

Real

Opportunity

Views

In The Spiritual Domain, Criticism Is Love Turned Sour... If Criticism Becomes A Habit, It Will Destroy The Moral Energy Of The Life And Paralyze The Spiritual Force... Whenever You Are In A Critical Temper, It Is Impossible To Enter Into Communion With God. Criticism Makes You Hard And Vindictive And Cruel, And Leaves You With The Flattering Unction That You Are A Superior Person. It Is Impossible To Develop The Characteristics Of A Saint And Maintain A Critical Attitude.

Love

Spiritual

Attitude

Once We See Jesus, The Impossible Things He Does In Our Lives Become As Natural As Breathing.

Jesus

Impossible Things

Breathing

Spiritual Lust--'i Must Have It At Once'--causes Me To Demand An Answer From God, Instead Of Seeking God Himself Who Gives The Answer. Is Today 'the Third Day' And He Has Still Not Done What I Expected? Whenever We Insist That God Should Give Us An Answer To Prayer We Are Off Track. The Purpose Of Prayer Is That We Get A Hold Of God, Not Of The Answer.

Spiritual

Prayer

Track

If We Have Never Had The Experience Of Taking Our Commonplace Religious Shoes Off Our Commonplace Religious Feet, And Getting Rid Of All The Undue Familiarity With Which We Approach God, It Is Questionable Whether We Have Ever Stood In His Presence.

Religious

Shoes

Feet

Naturally, We Are Inclined To Be So Mathematical And Calculating That We Look Upon Uncertainty As A Bad Thing...certainty Is The Mark Of The Common-sense Life. To Be Certain Of God Means That We Are Uncertain In All Our Ways, We Do Not Know What A Day May Bring Forth. This Is Generally Said With A Sigh Of Sadness; It Should Rather Be An Expression Of Breathless Expectation.

Sadness

Mean

Expression

Whenever The Conviction Of God's Spirit Comes There Is The Softening Of The Whole Nature To Obey; But If The Obedience Is Not Instant There Will Come A Metallic Hardening And A Corrupting Of The Guidance Of God.

Spirit

Guidance

Obedience

When We Are Consciously Aware Of Being Used As Broken Bread And Poured Out Wine, We Have Yet Another Level To Reach - A Level Where All Awareness Of Ourselves And What God Is Doing Through Us Is Completely Eliminated. A Saint Is Never Consciously A Saint - A Saint Is Consciously Dependent On God.

Wine

Broken

Saint

God Answers Prayer On The Ground Of Redemption And On No Other Ground.

Prayer

Redemption

Answers

Drudgery Is One Of The Finest Touchstones Of Character There Is. Drudgery Is Work That Is Very Far Removed From Anything To Do With The Ideal - The Utterly Mean Grubby Things; And When We Come In Contact With Them We Know Instantly Whether Or Not We Are Spiritually Real.

Real

Character

Mean

God Never Forces A Person's Will Into Surrender, And He Never Begs. He Patiently Waits Until That Person Willingly Yields To Him. True Surrender Is A Matter Of Being 'united Together [with Jesus] In The Likeness Of His Death' (romans 6:5) Until Nothing Ever Appeals To You That Did Not Appeal To Him. And After You Surrender--then What? Your Entire Life Should Be Characterized By An Eagerness To Maintain Unbroken Fellowship And Oneness With God.

Jesus

Oneness

Yield

The Resentment Of Discipline Of Any Kind Will Warp The Whole Life Away From God's Purpose.

Motivational

Discipline

Purpose

I Must Learn That The Purpose Of My Life Belongs To God, Not Me. God Is Using Me From His Great Personal Perspective, And All He Asks Of Me Is That I Trust Him. ... When I Stop Telling God What I Want, He Can Freely Work His Will In Me Without Any Hindrance. ... Self-pity Is Of The Devil, And If I Wallow In It I Cannot Be Used By God For His Purpose In The World.

Self

Perspective

Devil

If We Simply Preach The Effects Of Redemption In The Human Life Instead Of The Revealed, Divine Truth Regarding Jesus Himself, The Result Is Not New Birth In Those Who Listen. The Result Is {only} A Refined Religious Lifestyle . . . We Must Make Sure That We Are Living In Such Harmony With God That As We Proclaim His Truth He Can Create In Others Those Things Which He Alone Can Do.

Religious

Jesus

Redemption

The Real Attitude Of Sin In The Heart Towards God Is That Of Being Without God; It Is Pride, The Worship Of Myself, That Is The Great Atheistic Fact In Human Life.

Atheist

Attitude

Real

To Terrorize A Man Into Believing In God Is Never The Work Of God, But The Work Of Human Expediency. If We Want To Convince A Congregation Of A Certain Thing, We May Use Terror To Frighten Them Into It; But Never Say That Is God's Way, It Is Our Way. To Call That God's Method Is A Travesty To The Character Of God.

Believe

Character

Men

Many People Begin Coming To God Once They Stop Being Religious.there's Only One Master Of The Heart-jesus, Not Religion.

Religious

Jesus

Heart

A Life Of Intimacy With God Is Characterized By Joy.

Joy

Intimacy

Intimacy With God

Many Of Us Suffer From Temptations From Which We Have No Business To Suffer.

Temptation

Suffering

When God Gives You A Vision And Darkness Follows, Wait. God Will Bring The Vision He Has Given You To Reality In Your Life If You Will Wait On His Timing. Never Try To Help God Fulfill His Word

Reality

Giving

Waiting

Our True Character Comes Out In The Way We Pray.

Prayer

Character

Way

Christianity Is Not Consistency To Conscience Or To Convictions; Christianity Is Being True To Jesus Christ.

Jesus

Consistency

Christianity

Let The Consequences Of Your Obedience Be Left Up To God.

Religious

Religion

Obedience

It Is Easier To Serve God Without A Vision, Easier To Work For God Without A Call, Because Then You Are Not Bothered By What God Requires; Common Sense Is Your Guide, Veneered Over With Christian Sentiment. You Will Be More Prosperous And Successful, More Leisure-hearted, If You Never Realize The Call Of God.

Christian

Jesus

Memories

We Hear It Said That A Man Will Suffer In His Life Is He Does Not Pray; I Question It. What Will Suffer Is The Life Of The Son Of God Within Him, Which Is Nourished Not By Food But By Prayer...prayer Is The Way The Life Of God Is Nourished.

Prayer

Son

Men

If There Were Never Any Clouds (sorrows And Sufferings) In Our Lives, We Would Have No Faith. God Does Not Come Near Us Without Clouds.

Faith

Religious

Clouds

When We Touch The Foundation Of The Reality Of The Good News Of God, We Will Never Bother Him Anymore With Little Personal Complaints.

Reality

Foundation

News

The One Thing That Remains Is Looking In The Face Of God For Ourselves.

Faces

Remains

One Thing

Is The Son Of God Praying In Me, Or Am I Dictating To Him?... Prayer Is Not Simply Getting Things From God, That Is A Most Initial Form Of Prayer; Prayer Is Getting Into Perfect Communion With God. If The Son Of God Is Formed In Us By Regeneration, He Will Press Forward In Front Of Our Common Sense And Change Our Attitude To The Things About Which We Pray.

Prayer

Attitude

Son

How Many People Have You Made Homesick For God?

God

Faith

Christian

We Trample The Blood Of The Son Of God Underfoot If We Think We Are Forgiven Because We Are Sorry For Our Sins. The Only Reason For The Forgiveness Of Our Sins By God, And The Infinite Depth Of His Promise To Forget Them, Is The Death Of Jesus Christ...no Matter Who Or What We Are, God Restores Us To Right Standing With Himself Only By Means Of The Death Of Jesus Christ...to Identify With The Death Of Jesus Christ Means That We Must Die To Everything That Was Never A Part Of Him.

Jesus

Sorry

Mean

Christianity Is Not Devotion To Work, Or To A Cause, Or A Doctrine, But Devotion To A Person, The Lord Jesus Christ.

Jesus

Doctrine

Causes

Get Into The Habit Of Saying, ''speak, Lord,'' And Life Will Become A Romance.

Faith

Inspiration

Romance

The Whole Point Of Getting Things Done Is Knowing What To Leave Undone.

We Must Build Our Faith Not On Fading Lights But On The Light That Never Fails.

Light

Fading Light

Fading

When Someone Thinks That To Develop A Holy Life He Must Always Be Alone With God, He Is No Longer Of Any Use To Others.

Thinking

Use

Alone With God

At Times God Puts Us Through The Discipline Of Darkness To Teach Us To Heed Him. Song Birds Are Taught To Sing In The Dark, And We Are Put Into The Shadow Of God's Hand Until We Learn To Hear Him...watch Where God Puts You Into Darkness, And When You Are There Keep Your Mouth Shut. Are You In The Dark Just Now In Your Circumstances, Or In Your Life With God? Then Remain Quiet...when You Are In The Dark, Listen, And God Will Give You A Very Precious Message For Someone Else When You Get Into The Light.

Song

Dark

Hands

People Pour Themselves Into Their Own Doctrines, And God Has To Blast Them Out Of Their Preconceived Ideas Before They Can Become Devoted To Jesus Christ.

Jesus

Ideas

People

Obedience To The Call Of Christ Nearly Always Costs Everything To Two People- The One Who Is Called, And The One Who Loves That One.

God

Faith

Christian

Theology Must Work Itself Out In The Most Practical Relationships.

Theology

Practicals

We Have To Recognize That Sin Is A Fact, Not A Defect; Sin Is Red-handed Mutiny Against God. Either God Or Sin Must Die In My Life...if Sin Rules In Me, God's Life In Me Will Be Killed; If God Rules In Me, Sin In Me Will Be Killed.

Mutiny

Red

Facts

God's Silences Are His Answers. If We Only Take As Answers Those That Are Visible To Our Senses, We Are In A Very Elementary Condition Of Grace.

Prayer

Silence

Grace

If God Has Made Your Cup Sweet, Drink It With Grace; If He Has Made It Bitter, Drink It In Communion With Him.

Sweet

Grace

Cups

God Does Not Give Us Overcoming Life; He Gives Us Life As We Overcome.

Giving

Overcoming

Doe

It Is Much Easier To Do Something Than To Trust In God; We Mistake Panic For Inspiration.

Mistake

Inspiration

Panic

Anything That Belittles Or Obliterates The Holiness Of God By A False View Of The Love Of God, Is Untrue To The Revelation Of God Given By Jesus Christ.

Jesus

Views

Holiness

No Matter Who Or What We Are, God Restores Us To Right Standing With Himself Only By Means Of The Death Of Jesus Christ.

Jesus

Mean

Matter

Prayer Is An Effort Of Will.

Prayer

Effort

Our Lord Was 30 Years Preparing For 3 Years Of Service. The Modern Stamp Is To Spend 3 Hours Preparing For 30 Years Of Service.

Years

Hours

Modern

See That You Do Not Use The Trick Of Prayer To Cover Up What You Know You Ought To Do.

Prayer

Cover Ups

Use

Worship And Intercession Must Go Together, The One Is Impossible Without The Other. Intercession Means That We Rouse Ourselves Up To Get The Mind Of Christ About The One For Whom We Pray.

Prayer

Mean

Mind

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

2. The Importance of Quotes

2.1. Enhancing Credibility

Incorporating quotes from authoritative sources can bolster the credibility of your work. By referencing experts or primary sources, you demonstrate thorough research and a solid foundation for your arguments.

2.2. Providing Evidence

Quotes serve as concrete evidence to support claims. In academic and professional writing, they validate points made, offering readers a basis to trust the information presented.

2.3. Conveying Emotions and Perspectives

Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

3.3. Block Quotes

Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

4. Proper Usage of Quotes

4.1. Contextual Relevance

Ensure that the quote you choose is relevant to the topic and adds value to your content. Avoid inserting quotes solely for decorative purposes.

4.2. Integration into Your Writing

Seamlessly integrate quotes into your writing. Introduce them appropriately and follow up with analysis or commentary to connect them to your main points.

4.3. Attribution and Citation

Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

5. Common Mistakes to Avoid

5.1. Overusing Quotes

Relying too heavily on quotes can overshadow your voice. Use them sparingly to support your arguments, not replace them.

5.2. Lack of Analysis

Presenting a quote without analysis or explanation can leave readers questioning its relevance. Always follow up with your interpretation or discussion.

5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

6.2. Journalism

Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

6.3. Literature and Creative Writing

In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

8. Ethical Considerations

Ethical use of quotes involves accurate representation, proper attribution, and respect for intellectual property. Misuse can lead to plagiarism, which carries serious academic and professional consequences.

9. Tools for Managing Quotes

Utilize tools like citation generators and plagiarism checkers to manage quotes effectively. These tools help ensure proper formatting and originality in your writing.

Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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