God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
ELISABETH ELLIOT
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It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy. It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Heaven is not here, it’s There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot What God gives in answer to our prayers will always be the thing we most urgently need, and it will always be sufficient.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that?
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Sometimes God’s refusals are His mercies.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot If it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now!
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot I’m convinced that there is nothing that can happen to me in this life that is not precisely designed by a sovereign Lord to give me the opportunity to learn to know Him.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot The will of God is never exactly what you expect it to be. It may seem to be much worse, but in the end it’s going to be a lot better and a lot bigger.
Elisabeth ElliotElisabeth Elliot You will never understand why God does what He does, but if you believe Him, that is all that is necessary. Let us learn to trust Him for who He is.
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