Oswald Chambers Quotes

It was manly and dignified to rely upon God for the dissolution of all troubles. He was the only infallible help, guide and friend.

The one thing to rely upon is God's favor. Do not build either on your study or on your meditation, although they both help you. But you are dependent on God, not even on your murshid. Seek Him, trust Him. In Him lies your life's purpose, and in Him is hidden the rest of your soul.

God is pleased continually to vary His mode of dealing with us, in order that we may not be tempted to trust in donors, or in circumstances, but in Him alone, and to keep our eye fixed upon Him.

If things happen it's because God has prepared me. God has great things for us. If it's God's will that I be there, there I will be.

God will open any doors he wants to open, and if He closes doors, that's fine, too.

Death surrenders us totally to God: it makes us enter into him; we must, in return, surrender ourselves to death with absolute love and self-abandonment since, when death comes, all we can do is to surrender ourselves completely to the domination and guidance of God.

When you surrender to God, He makes things happen.

Many of us use God's love like the manna in the desert. We take what we need for particular situations and then go our own way - thinking we can handle other situations ourselves.

I believe that the Lord is going to take care of me. I know His will is the only way that can judge me or put me in my place.

God has a plan for every individual. We must only strive to achieve what we have to. He takes care of the rest.

God is good, and my health is in his hands.

I trust God's timing. I'm a very spiritual person, and a lot of times, we want things on our time, and we come up with our own plans of what we want to do with our lives, but God be like, 'Haha, you're funny. That's cute. Anyways, this is what you're going to do,' and I've learned to just sit back.

"Do not worry in the least about yourself, leave all worry to God" this appears to be the commandment in all religions.

I am no longer anxious about anything, as I realize that He is able to carry out His will for me. It does not matter where He places me, or how. That is for Him to consider, not me, for in the easiest positions He will give me grace, and in the most difficult ones His grace is sufficient.

God is God. He knows what he is doing. When you can’t trace his hand, trust his heart.

Outside of the will of god, there is nothing I want. And in the will of god there is nothing I fear.

Peace has in it trust in the Lord, that He governs all things, provides all things, and leads to a good end.

God is weaving His tapestry according to his own grand design. All flesh is in His hands. We have no need to fear. We have no need to worry. Our imperative need is to be found doing our duty.

No more restless uncertainties, no more anxious desires, no more impatience at the place we are in; for it is God who has placed us there, and who holds us in his arms. Can we be unsafe where he has placed us?

...the Lord of the Universe carries the entire burden of this world. You imagine you do. You can hand all your burdens over to His care. Whatever you have to do, you will be made an instrument for doing it at the right time. Do not think you cannot do it unless you have the desire to do it. Desire does not give you the strength for doing. The entire strength is the Lord's.

A man who throws himself on God ceases to fear man

Life can become once more a grand adventure if we will surrender it to god. He brings one adventure to an end, only to open another to us. With him we must be ready for anything.

Trust God to take care of you in all circumstances. Do you realize what the enemy will lose if you surrender and trust God?

Let the consequences of your obedience be left up to God.

Put yourself in God’s hands and you can’t go wrong.