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.
ELISABETH ELLIOTYou are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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Where does your security lie? Is God your refuge, your hiding place, your stronghold, your shepherd, your counselor, your friend, your redeemer, your saviour, your guide? If He is, you don’t need to search any further for security.
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You are loved with an everlasting love. And underneath are the everlasting arms.
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Faith does not eliminate questions. But faith knows where to take them.
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We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves.
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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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The fact that I am a woman does not make me a different kind of Christian, but the fact that I am a Christian makes me a different kind of woman.
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No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.
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Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God’s story never ends with ‘ashes.
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I have one desire now – to live a life of reckless abandon for the Lord, putting all my energy and strength into it.
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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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Heaven 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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Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy.
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A whole lot of what we call ‘struggling’ is simply delayed obedience.
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A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.
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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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