God will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus.
ELISABETH ELLIOTGod will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus.
ELISABETH ELLIOTSometimes life is so hard you can only do the next thing.Whatever that is just do the next thing.God will meet you there.
ELISABETH ELLIOTLeave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you
ELISABETH ELLIOTA spirit of restlessness and resistance can never wait, but one who believes he is loved with an everlasting love, and knows that underneath are the everlasting arms, will find strength and peace.
ELISABETH ELLIOTFaith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
ELISABETH ELLIOTRemind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to be said by me.
ELISABETH ELLIOTOf one thing I am perfectly sure: God’s story never ends with ‘ashes.
ELISABETH ELLIOTWe cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves.
ELISABETH ELLIOTOne does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime.
ELISABETH ELLIOTNo marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.
ELISABETH ELLIOTThe will of God is not something you add to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Son of God, or you capitulate to the principle which governs the rest of the world.
ELISABETH ELLIOTIt is always possible to be thankful for what is given rather than to complain about what is not given. One or the other becomes a habit of life.
ELISABETH ELLIOTFear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.
ELISABETH ELLIOTFor 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?’
ELISABETH ELLIOTYou are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.
ELISABETH ELLIOTWaiting 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.
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