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If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!

Elisabeth Elliot

God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.
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God Material Need Promise Requirement
Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone to accept, His lordship.
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Acceptance Affection Authority Beginning Understand
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!
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Business Eyes Future Myself Present See Spiritual
A whole lot of what we call ‘struggling’ is simply delayed obedience.
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Obedience Simplicity Struggle
God will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus.
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Character God Humble Myself Protection
The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.
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Business Devil Element Himself Noise Peace Quiet
A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.
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Gentle Love Man Relationship Requirement Woman
If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!
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God Hands Life Myself Safety Surrender
The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.
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Circumstance Different Secret
To love God is to love His will. It is to wait quietly for life to be measured by One who knows us through and through. It is to be content with His timing and His wise appointment.
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God Love Oneself Quiet Satisfaction Wait Willing Wisdom
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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Evidence Faith Ourselves See Stunning
It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.
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Deep Impossible Love Sacrifice
Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.
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Fear Imagination Ourselves Rise
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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God Guide Hide Himself Lying Place Search Security Yourself
Our Heavenly Healer often has to hurt us in order to heal us. We sometimes fail to recognize His mighty love in this, yet we are firmly held always in the Everlasting Arms.
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Failure Healing Heaven Himself Order Recognition
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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Add Choice God Government Life Principle Willing World

If my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!

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