Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life-gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.
Oswald ChambersRead
When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
Interpretation
The quote encourages a mindset of positivity and possibility when facing challenges, especially with the help of a higher power.
Oswald Chambers emphasizes the importance of maintaining a hopeful and determined attitude in the face of difficulties. By invoking the 'almighty Spirit' of God, he suggests that one should never limit themselves with the belief that they are incapable. Instead, faith and divine support can empower individuals to conquer challenges they might otherwise shy away from.
In practice
In a motivational speech to encourage students to overcome their fears of failure.
Certainty is the mark of the commonsense life-gracious uncertainty is the mark of the spiritual life.
Never make the blunder of trying to forecast the way God is going to answer your prayer.
Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion. But strictly speaking, there is no call to that. Service is what I bring to the relationship and is the reflection of my identification with the nature of God.
When we preach the love of God there is a danger of forgetting that the Bible reveals not first the love of God but the intense, blazing holiness of God, with His love at the center of that holiness.
It is much easier to do something than to trust in God; we mistake panic for inspiration.
Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion.
If you believe you can, you probably can. If you believe you won't, you most assuredly won't. Belief is the ignition switch that gets you off the launching pad.
Whatever you're meant to do, do it now. The conditions are always impossible.
For things to change, YOU have to change. For things to get better, YOU have to get better. For things to improve, YOU have to improve. When YOU grow, EVERYTHING in your life grows with you.
My father could have been a great comedian, but he didn't believe that that was possible for him, and so he made a conservative choice. Instead, he got a safe job as an accountant. When I was 12 years old, he was let go from that safe job, and our family had to do whatever we could to survive. I learned many great lessons from my father, not the least of which was that you can fail at what you donβt want, so you might as well take a chance on doing what you love.
The thing, when you're down two sets to love, is to stay calm, even though it's hard, because people are freaking out, people are worried for you.
There is no finish line. When you reach one goal, find a new one.
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