Doe Quotes by Oswald Chambers

Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not.

— Oswald Chambers

Get to the end of yourself where you can do nothing, but where He does everything.

— Oswald Chambers

God does not give us overcoming life; He gives us life as we overcome.

— Oswald Chambers

Once we see Jesus, the impossible things He does in our lives become as natural as breathing.

— Oswald Chambers

Prayer does not fit us for the greater work; prayer is the greater work.

— Oswald Chambers

God does not exist to answer our prayers, but by our prayers we come to discern the mind of God.

— Oswald Chambers

We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can…

— Oswald Chambers

The characteristic of a disciple is not that he does good things, but that he is good in his motives, having been…

— Oswald Chambers

It is not what a man does that is of final importance, but what he is in what he does. The atmosphere…

— Oswald Chambers

If there were never any clouds (sorrows and sufferings) in our lives, we would have no faith. God does not come near…

— Oswald Chambers

God does not expect us to imitate Jesus Christ; He expects us to allow the life of Jesus to be manifested in…

— Oswald Chambers

God does not make us holy in the sense of character; He makes us holy in the sense of innocence, and we…

— Oswald Chambers

So long as there is a human being who does not know Jesus Christ, I am his debtor to serve him until…

— Oswald Chambers

In times of prosperity we are apt to forget God; we imagine it does not matter whether we recognise Him or not.…

— Oswald Chambers

Human nature, if healthy, demands excitement; and if it does not obtain its thrilling excitement in the right way, it will seek…

— Oswald Chambers

We are in danger of forgetting that we cannot do what God does, and that God will not do what we can…

— Oswald Chambers

We hear it said that a man will suffer in his life is he does not pray; I question it. What will…

— Oswald Chambers

If we pray only because we want answers, we will become irritated and angry with God. We receive an answer every time…

— Oswald Chambers

The Bible talks plentifully about joy, but it nowhere talks about a 'happy Christian.' Happiness depends on what happens; joy does not.…

— Oswald Chambers

A practical help in keeping your personal purity unblemished in your relations with other people is to begin to see them as…

— Oswald Chambers

If we obey God it is going to cost other people more than it costs us, and that is where the sting…

— Oswald Chambers

Patience is more than endurance. A saint's life is in the hands of God like a bow and arrow in the hands…

— Oswald Chambers

The key to the missionary's work is the authority of Jesus Christ, not the needs of the lost. We are inclined to…

— Oswald Chambers

We pray pious blether, our will is not in it, and then we say God does not answer; we never asked Him…

— Oswald Chambers

Let God fling you out (as seed), and do not go until He does. If you select your own spot, you will…

— Oswald Chambers

Satan does not tempt us just to make us do wrong things- he tempts us to make us lose what God has…

— Oswald Chambers

The loadstar of a saint is God Himself, not estimated usefulness. It is the work that God does through us that count,…

— Oswald Chambers

The Bible does not thrill; the Bible nourishes. Give time to the reading of the Bible and the recreating effect is as…

— Oswald Chambers

God does not further our spiritual life in spite of our circumstances, but in and by our circumstances.

— Oswald Chambers

Have you been asking God what He is going to do? He will never tell you. God does not tell you what…

— Oswald Chambers

The aim of the missionary is to do God's will, not to be useful, not to win the heathan; he is useful…

— Oswald Chambers

A man ceases to be an honest doubter the moment he refuses one way of getting at the truth because he does…

— Oswald Chambers

If we are going to live as disciples of Jesus, we have to remember that all noble things are difficult. The Christian…

— Oswald Chambers

Prayer is not getting things from God. That is a most initial stage; prayer is getting into perfect communion with God: I…

— Oswald Chambers

Never run away with the idea that it doesn't matter much what we believe or think; it does. What we believe and…

— Oswald Chambers

Joy is the great note all through the Bible. We have the notion of joy that arises from good spirits or good…

— Oswald Chambers

The test of a man’s religious life and character is not what he does in the exceptional moments of life, but what…

— Oswald Chambers

Our Lord’s making of a disciple is supernatural. He does not build on any natural capacity of ours at all. God does…

— Oswald Chambers

Living a life of faith means never knowing where you are being led - but it does mean loving and knowing the…

— Oswald Chambers

Intercessory prayer for one who is sinning prevails. God says so! The will of the man prayed for does not come into…

— Oswald Chambers