I asked Him to give me the prayers He wants me to pray and to give or withhold anything according to his plan for me. Nothing is too big to ask of Him, not even an ocean lot. It is God’s business to decide if it is good for me. It is my business to obey Him.
ELISABETH ELLIOTIf it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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For 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?’
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No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.
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If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.
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Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ”in spirit and in truth.” Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them.
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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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God has promised to supply all our needs. What we don’t have now, we don’t need now.
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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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A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.
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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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Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you
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The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.
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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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Sometimes God’s refusals are His mercies.
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When ours are interrupted, his are not. His plans are proceeding exactly as scheduled, moving us always (including those minutes or hours or years which seem most useless or wasted or unendurable).
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There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.
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