James Hudson Taylor Quotes

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Our eyes must be upon the Lord, not upon His people. His means – not ours, not theirs, but His means are large; and to a faithful steward He will prove a faithful master.

James Hudson Taylor
The real secret of an unsatisfied life lies too often in an unsurrendered will.

James Hudson Taylor
The less I spent on myself and the more I gave to others, the fuller of happiness and blessing did my soul become.

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We believe that the time has come for doing more fully what He has commanded us; and by His grace we intend to do it. Not to try, for we see no Scriptural authority for trying. Try is a word constantly in the mouth of unbelievers,... far too often taken up by believers. In our experience, 'to try' has usually meant 'to fail'. (The Lord's) command is not 'Do your best,' but 'DO IT'.

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One difficulty follows another very fast – but God reigns, not chance.

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An easy-going non-self-denying life will never be one of power.

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You are not sent to preach death and sin and judgment, but life and holiness and salvation – not to be a witness against the people, but to be a witness for God – to preach the good news – Christ Himself.

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He that sanctifieth and those who are sanctified, find their full satisfaction in [Christ], and in Him alone.

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The work of a true missionary is work indeed, often very monotonous, apparently not very successful, and carried on through great and varied but unceasing difficulties.

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I so want you to realise this principle of working with God and asking Him for everything. If the work is at the command of God, then we can go to Him in full confidence for workers; and when God gives the workers, we can go to Him for means to supply their needs.

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The sin of neglected communion may be forgiven, and yet the effect remains permanently.

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Not infrequently our GOD brings His people into difficulties on purpose that they may come to know Him as they could not otherwise do.

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If we are faithful to GOD in little things, we shall gain experience and strength that will be helpful to us in the more serious trials of life.

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I said, 'You are now placed in a position to help the Chinese as you have never been before. They see that your being a foreigner is now no protection, but increases your danger. Let them see that you are rejoicing in God... that you do not need any other protection and that you do not go away, although you might; that you put your trust in God, and are prepared either to suffer or be delivered as He sees best, will learn that there is something in the Gospel worth risking life for.' What was the result? In almost every place where there were native Christians they grew (in spiritual maturity) as never before.

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True devotion will rather ask to be allowed to give, and will count as loss all which may not be given up for the Lord's sake.

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Satan may build a hedge about us and fence us in and hinder our movements, but he cannot roof us in and prevent our looking up.

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And he who in all things recognises himself as the servant of GOD may count on a sufficiency from GOD for all manner of need, and look with confident expectation to GOD to really prosper him in whatever he does.

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It needs the presence of special difficulties to manifest to all the workings of God's mighty power, and for such difficulties we may and should be grateful, and not cast down.

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When you need it, rest in body; rest always in spirit.

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I almost wish I had a hundred bodies; they should all be devoted to my Savior in the missionary cause.

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While unbelief sees the difficulties, faith sees God between itself and them.

James Hudson Taylor
The work... is steadily growing and spreading – especially in that most important department, native help.... The future hope of China doubtless lies in them. I look on all us foreign missionaries as platform work round a rising building; the sooner it can be dispensed with the better; or rather, the sooner it can be transferred to other places, to serve the same temporary purpose, the better for the work sufficiently forward to dispense with it, and the better for the places yet to be evangelized.

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China is not to be won for Christ by quiet ease-loving men and women.

James Hudson Taylor
At home you can never know what it is to be alone – absolutely alone, amidst thousands, as you can in a Chinese city, without one friend, one companion, everyone looking on you with curiosity, with contempt, with suspicion or with dislike. Thus to learn what it is to be despised and rejected of men – of those you wish to benefit, your motives not understood... and then to have the love of Jesus applied to your heart by the Holy Spirit... this is worth coming for.

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Power with God will be the gauge of real power with men.

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There is great danger of not, in happiness, finding our delight in the Lord.

James Hudson Taylor
Fruit-bearing involves cross-bearing. We know how the Lord Jesus became fruitful – not by bearing His Cross merely, but by dying on it. Do we know much of fellowship with Him in this?

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If there was more true abiding in Christ, there would be less selfish abiding at home.

James Hudson Taylor
Nearness to GOD calls for tenderness of conscience, thoughtfulness in service, and implicit obedience.

James Hudson Taylor
If God try our faith it is to show His faithfulness, and we shall lose the blessing by appeals etc.

James Hudson Taylor