It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.
ELISABETH ELLIOTWe 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.
More Elisabeth Elliot Quotes
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If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.
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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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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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We cannot give our hearts to God and keep our bodies for ourselves.
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I 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.
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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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No marriage can survive without forgiveness. Marriage is a long term commitment between two sinners.
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The deepest lessons come out of the deepest waters and the hottest fires.
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There is nothing worth living for, unless it is worth dying for.
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Fear arises when we imagine that everything depends on us.
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You will never understand why God does what He does, but if you believe Him, that is all that is necessary. Let us learn to trust Him for who He is.
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Of one thing I am perfectly sure: God’s story never ends with ‘ashes.
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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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God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.
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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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