 Never adopt an attitude of indifference, for if you do you will suffer for it. The weight will grow heavier and heavier. Author: Watchman Nee |
| Often Satan injects pride into the believer's spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God's work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers. Author: Watchman Nee |
| To be always in a thankful state of heart before God is not to be considered a high plane of spirituality but rather the normal attitude of one who believes that "all things work together for good to them that love God, who are called according to his purpose." Author: William Law |
| Prayer is not so much an act as it is an attitude - an attitude of dependency, dependency upon God. Author: A.W. Pink |
| My attitude was and still is like that of David, who was ashamed that the armies of Israel would tremble before Goliath. Without hesitation he stepped forward with complete confidence in the God who had proven Himself to be faithful (1 Sam 17). For David, the size of the giant was irrelevant. Author: Dave Hunt |
| Every human activity, except sin, can be done for God's pleasure, if you do it with an attitude of praise. Author: Rick Warren |
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| God does not want you to become a Go; he wants you to become godly - taking on his values, attitudes, and character. Author: Rick Warren |
| Paul never developed a negative attitude. He picked his bloody body up out of the dirt and went back into the city where he had almost been stoned to death, and he said, "Hey, about that sermon I didn't finish preaching--here it is! Author: John Hagee |
| Our first problem is that our attitude towards sin is more self-centred than God-centred. We are more concerned about our own "Victory" over sin than we are about the fact that our sin grieve the heart of God. We cannot tolerate failure in our struggle with sin chiefly because we are success oriented, not because we know it is offensive to God. Author: Jerry Bridges |
| Spiritual strongholds begin with a thought. One thought becomes a consideration. A consideration develops into an attitude, which leads then to action. Action repeated becomes a habit, and a habit establishes a "power base for the enemy," that is, a stronghold. Author: Elisabeth Elliot
Source: Discipline - The Glad Surrender, Revell, 1982 |
| Persistence in prayer for someone whom we don't like, however much it goes against the grain to begin with, brings about a remarkable change in attitude. Author: F.F. Bruce
Source: Hard Sayings of Jesus |
| You say, "Well, I am not going to be anyone's 'yes man.' If I see something wrong in a person, I'm going to warn others about it." Fine. But beware that what you are calling "courage to speak out" is not more truly a deception masking a rebellious, dishonouring attitude. Author: Francis Frangipane |
