The willingness to be and to have just what God wants us to be and have, nothing more, nothing less, and nothing else, would set our hearts at rest, and we would discover the simpler life, the greater peace.
ELISABETH ELLIOTIt is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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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 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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Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
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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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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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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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It is God to whom and with whom we travel, and while He is the end of our journey, He is also at every stopping place.
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God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
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You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.
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Either we are adrift in chaos or we are individuals, created, loved, upheld and placed purposefully, exactly where we are. Can you believe that? Can you trust God for that?
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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 my life is surrendered to God, all is well. Let me not grab it back, as though it were in peril in His hand but would be safer in mine!
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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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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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