Elisabeth Elliot: Trending quotes (page 3)

“The world cries for men who are strong; strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer.”

“She is free not by disobeying the rules but by obeying them.”

“Women still dream and hope, pin their emotions on some man who doesn't reciprocate, and end up in confusion.”

“Jesus never pussyfooted”

“Of all things difficult to rule, none were more so than my will and affections.”

“Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal.”

“I believe a woman, in order to be a good wife, must be (among other things) both sensual and maternal.”

“The man whose eye is single for the glory of Another can be trusted.”

“The only basis of peace is the cessation of the conflict of two wills: my will vs God’s.”

“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.”

“Teach me to treat all that comes to me with peace of soul and with firm conviction that Your will governs all.”

“Until the will and the affections are brought under the authority of Christ, we have not begun to understand, let alone accept, His Lordship. The Cross, as it enters the love life, will reveal the heart’s truth.”

“The devil has made it his business to monopolize on three elements: noise, hurry, crowds. He will not allow quietness.”

“He is always doing something--the very best thing, the thing we ourselves would certainly choose if we knew the end from the beginning. He is at work to bring us to our full glory.”

“You can never lose what you have offered to Christ.”

“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.”

“God has promised to supply our needs. What we don’t have now we don’t need now.”