"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...no one sees these little hidden steps. They only see the accomplishment, but even so, those small steps were taken."
- Amy Carmichael
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"And they were helped...for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him." 1 Chronicles 5:20
"For thus says the High and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him who has a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite." Isaiah 57:15
"For I will pour water on him who is thirsty, and floods on the dry ground..." Isaiah 44:3
"I have blotted out like a thick cloud, your transgressions, and like a cloud, your sins,
Return to Me, for I have redeemed you."
Isaiah 44:22