Amy Carmichael Quotes About Victory
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There is only one way of victory over the bitterness and rage that comes naturally to us--To will what God wills brings peace.
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Sometimes when we read the words of those who have been more than conquerors, we feel almost despondent. I feel that I shall never be like that. But they won through step by step, by little bits of wills, little denials of self, little inward victories, by faithfulness in very little things. They became what they are. No one sees these little hidden steps. They only see the accomplishment, but even so, those small steps were taken. There is no sudden triumph, no spiritual maturity. That is the work of the moment.
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O Love of God, do this for me: Maintain a constant victory.
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If you would live in victory . . . you must refuse to be dominated by the seen and the felt.
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It is more important that you should know about the reverses than about the successes of the war. We shall have all eternity to celebrate the victories, but we have only the few hours before sunset in which to win them. We are not winning them as we should, because the fact of the reverses is so little realized, and the needed reinforcements are not forthcoming, as they would be in the position were thoroughly understood...So we have tried to tell you the truth the uninteresting, unromantic truth.
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We have all eternity to celebrate the victories but only a few hours before sunset to win them.
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