991 Quotes by Oswald Chambers

If we think of prayer as the breath of our lungs and the blood from our hearts, we think rightly. The blood flows and the breathing continues – we are not conscious of it but it is always going on.

The inattentive, slovenly way we drift into the presence of God is an indication that we are not bothering to think about Him. Whenever our Lord spoke of prayer, He said, “Ask.” It is impossible to ask if you do not concentrate.

Don’t read to remember; read to realize.

When we discern that people are not going on spiritually and allow the discernment to turn to criticism, we block our way to God. God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.

God will never reveal more truth about himself until you have obeyed what you know already.

To choose suffering makes no sense at all; to choose God’s will in the midst of our suffering makes all the sense in the world.

The greatest test of a man’s character is his tongue.

When we say “Thy will be done,” do we say it with a sigh? If so, we have never realized that the character of God is holy love; nothing can ever happen outside His purposeful will.

God speaks in the language you know best – not through your ears, but through your circumstances.