God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
ELISABETH ELLIOTI believe with all my heart God’s Story has a happy ending. . . But not yet, not necessarily yet. It takes faith to hold on to that in the face of the great burden of experience, which seems to prove otherwise.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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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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Sometimes God’s refusals are His mercies.
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A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.
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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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If it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
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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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A whole lot of what we call ‘struggling’ is simply delayed obedience.
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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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The disciplined Christian will be very careful what sort of counsel he seeks from others. Counsel that contradicts the written Word is ungodly counsel. Blessed is the man that walketh not in that.
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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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The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.
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There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.
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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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A spirit of restlessness and resistance can never wait, but one who believes he is loved with an everlasting love, and knows that underneath are the everlasting arms, will find strength and peace.
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If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.
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