A whole lot of what we call ‘struggling’ is simply delayed obedience.
ELISABETH ELLIOTI’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.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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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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It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.
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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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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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What I ought to do and what I feel like doing are seldom the same thing.
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A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.
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The secret is Christ in me, not me in a different set of circumstances.
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We have ample evidence that the Lord is able to guide. The promises cover every imaginable situation. All we need to do is to take the hand he stretches out.
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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.
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The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.
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If it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
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We can’t really tell how crooked our thinking is until we line it up with the straight edge of Scripture.
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Remind me that not everything needs to be said, and that there are very few things that need to be said by me.
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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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Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.
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