“ The man who has struggled to purify himself and has had nothing but repeated failures will experience real relief when he stops tinkering with his soul and looks away to the perfect One. ”
A. W. Tozer, The Pursuit of God (1948). copy citation
| Author | A. W. Tozer |
|---|---|
| Source | The Pursuit of God |
| Topic | failure experience |
| Date | 1948 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/25141/25141-h/25141-h.htm |
Context
“Like the eye which sees everything in front of it and never sees itself, faith is occupied with the Object upon which it rests and pays no attention to itself at all. While we are looking at God we do not see ourselves—blessed riddance. The man who has struggled to purify himself and has had nothing but repeated failures will experience real relief when he stops tinkering with his soul and looks away to the perfect One. While he looks at Christ the very things he has so long been trying to do will be getting done within him. It will be God working in him to will and to do.
Faith is not in itself a meritorious act; the merit is in the One toward Whom it is directed.”
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