Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
ELISABETH ELLIOTHeaven is not here, it’s There. If we were given all we wanted here, our hearts would settle for this world rather than the next. God is forever luring us up and away from this one, wooing us to Himself and His still invisible Kingdom, where we will certainly find what we so keenly long for
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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 whole lot of what we call ‘struggling’ is simply delayed obedience.
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A prayerful heart and an obedient heart will learn, very slowly and not without sorrow, to stake everything on God Himself.
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There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.
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It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.
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A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.
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Sometimes life is so hard you can only do the next thing.Whatever that is just do the next thing.God will meet you there.
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If it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
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We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves.
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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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A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.
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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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Waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.
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You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.
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Our vision is so limited we can hardly imagine a love that does not show itself in protection from suffering. The love of God is of a different nature altogether. It does not hate tragedy. It never denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering.
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