Oswald Chambers Quotes
Born: July 24, 1874
Oswald Chambers (1874–1917) was a Scottish minister and teacher whose profound insights into the human soul have inspired artists and creators for generations. Though best known for his devotional classic *My Utmost for His Highest*, Chambers’ philosophy elevated creativity as a sacred act of surrender, urging makers to channel their gifts beyond self-expression toward divine purpose. His words resonate deeply with those who wrestle with the tension between craft and calling, offering a fierce yet tender wisdom that transforms artistic struggle into spiritual devotion. Chambers’ legacy endures as a beacon for creatives seeking to infuse their work with transcendent meaning.
Oswald Chambers Quotes (18)
"Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time."
— Oswald Chambers"You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside."
— Oswald Chambers"It is the unseen and the spiritual in people that determines the outward and the actual."
— Oswald Chambers"The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone."
— Oswald Chambers"We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties."
— Oswald Chambers"The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ."
— Oswald Chambers"Books are the blessed chloroform of the mind."
— Oswald Chambers"We look upon the enemy of our souls as a conquered foe, so he is, but only to God, not to us."
— Oswald Chambers"Holiness, not happiness, is the chief end of man."
— Oswald Chambers"If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality."
— Oswald Chambers"When a man is at his wits' end it is not a cowardly thing to pray, it is the only way he can get in touch with Reality."
— Oswald Chambers"Character in a saint means the disposition of Jesus Christ persistently manifested."
— Oswald Chambers"When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'"
— Oswald Chambers"A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one."
— Oswald Chambers"I have learnt that I am me, that I can do the things that, as one might put it, me can do, but I cannot do the things that me would like to do."
— Oswald Chambers"The whole point of getting things done is knowing what to leave undone."
— Oswald Chambers"If fear is cultivated it will become stronger, if faith is cultivated it will achieve mastery."
— Oswald Chambers"We have to pray with our eyes on God, not on the difficulties."
— Oswald Chambers