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“Complacency is a deadly foe of all spiritual growth. Acute desire must be present or there will be no manifestation of Christ to His people. He waits to be wanted. Too bad that with many of us He waits so long, so very long, in vain.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine

“These blessed poor are no longer slaves to the tyranny of things. They have broken the yoke of the oppressor; and this they have done not by fighting but by surrendering. Though free from all sense of possessing, they yet possess all things. "Theirs is the kingdom of heaven.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“In this hour of all-but-universal darkness one cheering gleam appears: within the fold of conservative Christianity there are to be found increasing numbers of persons whose religious lives are marked by a growing hunger after God Himself. They are eager for spiritual realities and will not be put off with words, nor will they be content with correct "interpretations" of truth. They are athirst for God, and they will not be satisfied till they have drunk deep at the Fountain of Living Water.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“Christ may be "received" without creating any special love for Him in the soul of the receiver. The man is "saved," but he is not hungry nor thirsty after God. In fact he is specifically taught to be satisfied and encouraged to be content with little.”
― A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“If we truly want to follow God we must seek to be other-worldly.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“God is forever seeking to speak Himself out to His creation.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“As the sailor locates his position on the sea by "shooting" the sun, so we may get our moral bearings by looking at God.”
― A.W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God

“Though in its beginnings prayer is so simple that the feeble child can pray, yet it is at the same time the highest and holiest work to which man can rise. It is fellowship with the Unseen and Most Holy One. The powers of the eternal world have been placed at its disposal. It is the very essence of true religion, the channel of all blessings, the secret of power and life. Not only for ourselves, but for others, for the Church, for the world, it is to prayer that God has given the right to take hold of Him and His strength.”
― Andrew Murray, Lord, Teach Us To Pray

“God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth.'—John iv. 23, 24.”
― Andrew Murray, Lord, Teach Us To Pray

“Be doers of the word,” says James, “and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.” (James 1:22).”
― Randy Stinson, A Guide To Biblical Manhood

“three essential characteristics of biblical manhood: leadership, provision and protection.”
― Randy Stinson, A Guide To Biblical Manhood

“And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose” (Romans 8:28).”
― Randy Stinson, A Guide To Biblical Manhood