Our Heavenly Healer often has to hurt us in order to heal us. We sometimes fail to recognize His mighty love in this, yet we are firmly held always in the Everlasting Arms.
ELISABETH ELLIOTIf 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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Sometimes God’s refusals are His mercies.
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Our future may look fearfully intimidating, yet we can look up to the Engineer of the Universe, confident that nothing escapes His attention or slips out of the control of those strong hands.
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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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If it were not for uncertainties, we would have no need to walk by faith.
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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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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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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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A whole lot of what we call ‘struggling’ is simply delayed obedience.
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The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.
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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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God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
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Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God’s story never ends with ‘ashes.
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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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The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.
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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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