Elisabeth Elliot quotes - page 2

Choices will continually be necessary and -- let us not forget -- possible. Obedience to God is always possible. It is a deadly error to fall into the notion that when feelings are extremely strong we can do nothing but act on them. (Elisabeth Elliot)
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. View quote
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You can never lose what you have offered to Christ. View quote
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The world cries for men who are strong; strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer. View quote
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By trying to grab fulfillment everywhere, we find it nowhere. View quote
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The way we live ought to manifest the truth of what we believe. A messy life speaks of a messy and incoherent faith. View quote
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Maturity starts with the willingness to give oneself. View quote
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We are not meant to die merely in order to be dead. God could not want that for the creatures to whom He has given the breath of life. We die in order to live. View quote
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We never know what God has up His sleeve. You never know what might happen; you only know what you have to do now. View quote
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Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections. View quote
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Stand true to your calling to be a man. Real women will always be relieved and grateful when men are willing to be men. (Elisabeth Elliot)
Freedom begins way back. It begins not with doing what you want but with doing what you ought - that is, with discipline. View quote
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It is in our acceptance of what is given that God gives Himself. View quote
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The man whose eye is single for the glory of Another can be trusted. View quote
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Jesus never pussyfooted. View quote
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We are women, and my plea is Let me be a woman, holy through and through, asking for nothing but what God wants to give me, receiving with both hands and with all my heart whatever that is. View quote
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Experience had quickly taught her that she could not survive the storms without the anchor of the constraining love of Christ and what she called the "Rock-counsciousness" of the promise given her, "He goeth before. View quote
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She is free not by disobeying the rules but by obeying them. View quote
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Christ is sufficient. We do not need "support groups" for each and every separate tribulation. The most widely divergent sorrows may all be taken to the foot of the same old rugged cross and find there cleansing, peace, and joy. View quote
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The only basis of peace is the cessation of the conflict of two wills: my will vs God's. View quote
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I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be (among other things) both sensual and maternal. (Elisabeth Elliot)
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. View quote
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Today is mine. Tomorrow is none of my business. If I peer anxiously into the fog of the future, I will strain my spiritual eyes so that I will not see clearly what is required of me now. View quote
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God has promised to supply our needs. What we don't have now we don't need now. View quote
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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. View quote
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