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.
ELISABETH ELLIOTThe deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
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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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A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.
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What God gives in answer to our prayers will always be the thing we most urgently need, and it will always be sufficient.
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What I ought to do and what I feel like doing are seldom the same thing.
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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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God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
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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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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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There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.
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Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal.
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If you believe in a God who controls the big things, you have to believe in a God who controls the little things. It is we, of course, to whom things look ‘little’ or ‘big’.
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It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.
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If it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
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Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy.
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