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The test of a man’s religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what he does in the ordinary times, when there is nothing tremendous or exciting on. The worth of a man is

The test of a man’s religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what he does in the ordinary times, when there is nothing tremendous or exciting on. The worth of a man is revealed in his attitude to ordinary things when he is not before the footlights.

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Religious, Attitude, Character
Oswald Chambers (1985). “My Utmost for His Highest”

Nothing in our lives is a mere insignificant detail to God.

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Details, Life Is, Mere
Oswald Chambers (2010). “My Utmost for His Highest”, p.230, Discovery House

The remarkable thing about God is that when you fear God, you fear nothing else, whereas if you do not fear God, you fear everything else.

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If There Is A God, Fear Nothing, Do Not Fear
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.142, Discovery House

We are not responsible for the circumstances we are in, but we are responsible for the way we allow those circumstances to affect us; we can either allow them to get on top of us or we can allow them to transform us into what God wants us to be.

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Want, Way, Personal Responsibility
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.60, Discovery House

If you are going to be used by God, He will take you through a number of experiences that are not meant for you personally at all. They are designed to make you useful in His hands, and to enable you to understand what takes place in the lives of others.

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Hands, Numbers, Used
Oswald Chambers (2005). “My Utmost for His Highest”, Discovery House Pub

Spiritual maturity is not reached by the passing of the years, but by obedience to the will of God.

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Spiritual, Maturity, Years
Oswald Chambers (2015). “Bringing Sons Unto Glory: Studies in the Life of Our Lord”, p.18, Discovery House

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

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Character, Men, Tests

Beware of harking back to what you once were when God wants you to be something you have never been.

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God, Christian, Religious
Oswald Chambers (2015). “Our Brilliant Heritage / If You Will Be Perfect / Disciples Indeed: The Inheritance of God's Transforming Mind & Heart”, p.138, Discovery House

God is not concerned about our plans; He doesn’t ask, “Do you want to go through this loss of a loved one, this difficulty, or this defeat?” No, He allows these things for His own purpose. The things we are going through are either making us sweeter, better, and nobler men and women, or they are making us more critical and fault-finding, and more insistent on our own way. The things that happen either make us evil, or they make us more saintly, depending entirely on our relationship with God and its level of intimacy.

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Loss, Men, Evil
Oswald Chambers (2010). “My Utmost for His Highest”, p.304, Discovery House

The great thing about faith in God is that it keeps a man undisturbed in the midst of disturbance.

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Men, Faith In God, Midst
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.138, Discovery House

Complete weakness and dependence will always be the occasion for the Spirit of God to manifest His power.

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Weakness, Spirit, Manifest
Oswald Chambers (2011). “My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition”, p.262, Discovery House

We pray when there's nothing else we can do; Jesus wants us to pray before we do anything at all.

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Want, Praying, Short Prayer
"Prayer: A Holy Occupation".

Christianity is not devotion to work, or to a cause, or a doctrine, but devotion to a Person, the Lord Jesus Christ.

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Jesus, Doctrine, Causes
Oswald Chambers (2015). “He Shall Glorify Me: Talks on the Holy Spirit and Other Themes”, p.139, Discovery House

It is not true to say that God wants to teach us something in our trials. Through every cloud He brings our way, He wants us to unlearn something.

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Clouds, Trials, Want
Oswald Chambers (2010). “My Utmost for His Highest”, p.440, Discovery House

If you want to be of use to God, maintain the proper relationship with Jesus Christ by staying focused on Him & He will make use of you every minute you live- yet you will be unaware, on the conscious level of your life, that you are being used of Him.

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Jesus, Use, Levels
Oswald Chambers (2013). “Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers”, p.43, Discovery House

Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and noise and clamour of the world.

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Solitude, Done, World
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.406, Discovery House

Never focus your eyes on the obstacle or the difficulty. The obstacle will be a matter of total indifference to the river that will flow steadily through you if you will simply remember to stay focused on the Source.

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Eye, Rivers, Focus
Oswald Chambers (2005). “My Utmost for His Highest”, Discovery House Pub

'I have chosen you!' Keep that note of greatness in your creed. It is not that you have got God but that He has got you.

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Greatness, Notes, Creeds
Oswald Chambers (2011). “The Quotable Oswald Chambers”, p.44, Discovery House

Faith never knows where it is being led, but it loves and knows the One who is leading.

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Inspirational, Faith, Christianity
Oswald Chambers (2011). “Faith: A Holy Walk”, p.37, Discovery House

No healthy Christian ever chooses suffering; he chooses God's will, as Jesus did, whether it means suffering or not.

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Christian, Jesus, Mean
Oswald Chambers, Harry Verploegh (1990). “The Oswald Chambers Devotional Reader: 52 Weekly Themes”, Oliver-Nelson Books

The prayer of the feeblest saint who lives in the Spirit and keeps right with God is a terror to Satan. The very powers of darkness are paralyzed by prayer; no spiritualistic seance can succeed in the presence of a humble praying saint. No wonder Satan tries to keep our minds fussy in active work till we cannot think in prayer.

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Prayer, Humble, Thinking
Oswald Chambers (2010). “Christian Disciplines: Building Strong Christian Character through Divine Guidance, Suffering, Peril, Prayer, Loneliness, and Patience”, p.158, Discovery House

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.

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Song, Dark, Hands

The greatest competitor of devotion to Jesus is service to Him. It is never 'Do, do' with the Lord, but 'Be, be' and He will 'do' through you. The only way to keep true to God is by a steady persistent refusal to be interested in Christian work and to be interested alone in Jesus Christ.

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Christian, Jesus, Way

If God has made your cup sweet, drink it with grace; if He has made it bitter, drink it in communion with Him.

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Sweet, Grace, Cups
Oswald Chambers (2013). “Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers”, p.77, Discovery House

Never believe that the so-called random events of life are anything less than God’s appointed order. Be ready to discover His divine designs anywhere and everywhere.

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Life, God, Christian
Oswald Chambers (2013). “Utmost: Classic Readings and Prayers from Oswald Chambers”, p.80, Discovery House

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