25 Oswald Chambers Quotes on Spiritual Leadership

Oswald Chambers is known for his thoughts and writing in the book “My Utmost for His Highest” and others on the topic of Spiritual Leadership and Spiritual Formation. Many have never heard of him but those who have never forget him. After taking a look at these 25 Oswald Chambers Quotes, look below for how you can win a copy of one of his most well known books. Take a minute to read through 25 Oswald Chambers quotes on Spiritual Leadership. Always take the time to learn from Godly men who came before you.

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Oswald Chambers Quotes

25 Oswald Chambers Quotes on Spiritual Leadership and Formation from “My Utmost From His Highest” and Other Works

“Prayer is not a question of altering things externally, but of working wonders in a man’s disposition.”

“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.”

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

“When it is a question of God’s almighty Spirit, never say, I can’t.”

“Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested.”

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

“We are built for the valley, for the ordinary stuff we are in, and that is where we have to prove our mettle. ”

“The life of faith is not a life of mounting up with wings, but a life of walking and not fainting.”

“I have never met the man I could despair of after discerning what lies in me apart from the grace of God.”

“God never gives us discernment in order that we may criticize, but that we may intercede.”

“Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.”

“There is no joy in the soul that has forgotten what God prizes.”

“You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.”

“The meaning of prayer is that we get hold of God, not of the answer.”

“What hinders me from hearing is that I am taking up with other things. It is not that I will not hear God, but I am not devoted in the right place.”

“When we are abandoned to God, He works through us all the time.”

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“If through a broken heart God can bring His purposes to pass in the world, then thank Him for breaking your heart.”

“Never consider whether you are of use; but ever consider that you are not your own but His.”

“Doubt is not always a sign that a man is wrong; it may be a sign that he is thinking.”

“No healthy Christian ever chooses suffering; he chooses God’s will, as Jesus did, whether it means suffering or not.”

“When you are in the dark, listen, and God will give you a very precious message.”

“Get into the habit of saying, “Speak, Lord,” and life will become a romance.”

“We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties.”

“Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man.”

“Don’t forget to pray today because God didn’t forget to wake you up.”

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Correction: This article originally cited the book “Spiritual Leadership” by Oswald Sanders. Many thanks to a couple readers for pointing this error out. We have since corrected the links and quotes so that this post reflects quotes from Oswald Chambers and not Oswald Sanders.