Remind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to be said by me.
ELISABETH ELLIOTThe 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.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
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Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.
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You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.
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The 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.
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Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.
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The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.
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Sometimes God’s refusals are His mercies.
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Faith’s most severe tests come not when we see nothing, but when we see a stunning array of evidence that seems to prove our faith vain.
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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.
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I have one desire now – to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.
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If it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
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What I ought to do and what I feel like doing are seldom the same thing.
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Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don’t need to search any further for security.
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The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian makes me a different kind of woman.
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When obedience to God contradicts what I think will give me pleasure, let me ask myself if I love Him.
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