Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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Ordinary work, which is what most of us do, most of the time, is ordained by God every bit as much as is the extraordinary.
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Women still dream and hope, pin their emotions on some man who doesn't reciprocate, and end up in confusion.
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There are those who insist that it is a very bad thing to question God. To them, “why?” is a rude question. That depends, I believe, on whether it is an honest search, in faith, for His meaning, or whether it is the challenge of unbelief and rebellion.
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Virginity is something that can be offered to God.
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The life of faith is lived one day at a time, and it has to be lived - not always looked forward to as though the "real" living were around the next corner. It is today for which we are responsible. God still owns tomorrow.
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A little quiet reflection will remind me that yes to God always leads in the end to joy.
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The only basis of peace is the cessation of the conflict of two wills: my will vs God’s.
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But the things that we feel most deeply we ought to learn to be silent about, at least until we have talked them over thoroughly with God.
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Lonely? Give it to Jesus. The loneliness itself is material for sacrifice.
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Do you often feel like parched ground, unable to produce anything worthwhile? I do. When I am in need of refreshment, it isn't easy to think of the needs of others. But I have found that if, instead of praying for my own comfort and satisfaction, I ask the Lord to enable me to give to others, an amazing thing often happens - I find my own needs wonderfully met. Refreshment comes in ways I would never have thought of, both for others, and then, incidentally, for myself.
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Freedom begins way back. It begins not with doing what you want but with doing what you ought - that is, with discipline.
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The question is simply,'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders.
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We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves.
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For one who has made thanksgiving the habit of his life, the morning prayer will be, 'Lord, what will you give me today to offer back to you?'
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Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections.
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God's command 'Go ye, and preach the gospel to every creature' was the categorical imperative. The question of personal safety was wholly irrelevant.
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If all struggles and sufferings were eliminated, the spirit would no more reach maturity than would the child.
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The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.
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The only crown Jesus ever wore on earth was a crown of thorns.
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The disciplined Christian will be very careful what sort of counsel he seeks from others. Counsel that contradicts the written Word is ungodly counsel. Blessed is the man that walketh not in that.
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The world cries for men who are strong; strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer.
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What I ought to do and what I feel like doing are seldom the same thing.
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God gives all God asks all
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We want to avoid suffering, death, sin, ashes. But we live in a world crushed and broken and torn, a world God Himself visited to redeem. We receive his poured-out life, and being allowed the high privilege of suffering with Him, may then pour ourselves out for others.