Tag Archives: A. W. Tozer

How Abiding In the Word Brings Desire in Prayer – 5 Steps

Posted on November 8, 2018 by Stephen Nielsen

  If you are having some difficulty knowing how to abide in the Word, or knowing how abiding works to bring about desire, here are five steps to follow that I think will be helpful.  Contemplate.  Before I pray I … Continue reading →

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Desiring God: Following Hard after God

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Stephen Nielsen

  Our desire for God is the fruit of a renewed heart; it is a dynamic of the Spirit.  I like what Tozer has said: You and I are in little (our sins excepted) what God is in large.  Being … Continue reading →

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We Desire God because God Desires Us

Posted on September 2, 2018 by Stephen Nielsen

  According to Tozer, “… Before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man.”  God’s work of enlightenment within us, therefore, is the secret cause of all our desiring and seeking and praying.  Tozer says, “We … Continue reading →

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