Why is it that some of God’s children live victorious lives while others are in a state of constant defeat?  The difference is not accounted for by the presence or absence of the Spirit (for he dwells in the heart of every child of God) but by this, that some recognize his indwelling and others do not.  True revelation of the fact of the Spirit’s indwelling will revolutionize the life of any Christian.
 
“Know ye not that your body is a temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have from God?  And ye are not your own; for ye were bought with a price: glorify God therefore in your body” (1 Cor 6:19,20)
 
Revelation is the first step to holiness, and consecration is the second.  A day must come in our lives, as definite as the day of our conversion, when we give up all right to ourselves and submit to the absolute Lordship of Jesus Christ. A day when we surrender everything to God, including ourselves, our possessions, our business and our time.  From that day we are no longer our own masters, but only stewards. Not until the Lordship of Christ in our hearts is a settled thing can the Spirit really operate effectively in us.
 
Watchman Nee: “The Normal Christian Life”