When the Spirit is absent, ...

When the Spirit is absent, our excuses always seem right, but in the presence of the Spirit our excuses fade away.
 R. T. Kendall

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You are probably at your sanest when you come to the place where you abandon all else but your desire for God.
 R. T. Kendall
The Holy Spirit has his own personality .He therefore moves in at will when we least expect it, and sometimes when we are least deserving of it.
 R. T. Kendall