The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.
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’.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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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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A man will be as much of a gentleman as a woman requires.
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The will of God is not something you add to your life. It’s a course you choose. You either line yourself up with the Son of God, or you capitulate to the principle which governs the rest of the world.
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If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.
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Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.
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Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you
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Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God’s story never ends with ‘ashes.
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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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There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.
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God will not protect you from anything that will make you more like Jesus.
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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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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 quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.
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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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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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