“A Christian ought to realize what the weights laid on his spirit are. If he encounters it in the morning and does not deal with it at once, he experiences defeat the whole day long.” IfsLongDoeWholeChristianSpiritRealizingDealsMorningOughtWeightDefeatEncounters Author:Watchman Nee
“After the desperate years of their own war, after six years of repression inside Spain and six years of horror in exile, these people remain intact in spirit. They are armed with a transcendent faith; they have never won, and yet they have never accepted defeat.” PeopleYearsWarSpiritHorrorSixDefeatAcceptedDesperateSpainExileRepressionTranscendentHorror Of War Author:Martha Gellhorn
“The aim of Satanic power is to cut off communication with God. To accomplish this aim he deludes the soul with a sense of defeat, covers him with a thick cloud of darkness, depresses and oppresses the spirit, which in turn hinders prayer and leads to unbelief - thus destroying all power.” SoulSpiritTurnsPrayerDarknessCuttingCommunicationAimDefeatCloudsAccomplishDestroyingThickDepressingHinderUnbeliefSatanicCommunication With God Author:James O. Fraser
“We know the utility of prayer from the efforts of the wicked spirits to distract us during the divine office; and we experience the fruit of prayer in the defeat of our enemies.” KnowsSpiritPrayerEffortEnemyDivineOfficeFruitDefeatWickedUtility Author:John Climacus
“The main trouble with despair is that it is self-fulfilling. People who fear the worst tend to invite it. Heads that are down can't scan the horizon for new openings. Bursts of energy do not spring from a spirit of defeat. Ultimately, helplessness leads to hopelessness.” PeopleSelfSpiritEnergyTroubleWorstDespairSpringDefeatOpeningHorizonInvitesFulfillingHopelessnessHelplessness Author:Norman Cousins
“Our duty is to rise in the bright daylight, openly, beating the drums. The cause for which we are ready to give our necks does not fear the light, and to attack the enemy by guile would not suit it. A Pole has always despised ambushes, and God forbid that he should change. We shall not fail to have enough strength to defeat our enemies if we do not fail to have the spirit of sacrifice and love.” IfsGivingShouldDoeEnoughLightSpiritCausesEnemyFailingSacrificeReadyDutyAnd LoveDefeatSuitsNecksDaylightDespisedGuileLove And Sacrifice Author:Wladyslaw Stanislaw Reymont