“ His enthusiasm and willingness to use what he learned made him get ahead in Spanish. Elisabeth Elliot
“ Eternity shall be at once a great eye-opener and a great mouth-shutter. -Jim Elliot Elisabeth Elliot
“ It is through the tender austerity of our troubles that the Son of Man comes knocking. In every event He seeks an entrance to my heart, yes, even in my most helpless, futile, fruitless moments. The ve… Elisabeth Elliot
“ To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss. The great symbol of Christianity means sacrifice and no one calls hims… Elisabeth Elliot
“ 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? Elisabeth Elliot
“ I do know that waiting on God requires the willingness to bear uncertainty, to carry within oneself the unanswered question, lifting the heart to God about it whenever it intrudes upon one’s thoughts.… Elisabeth Elliot
“ He makes His ministers a flame of fire. Am I ignitable? God deliver me from the dread asbestos of ‘other things’. Elisabeth Elliot
“ One reason we are so harried and hurried is that we make yesterday and tomorrow our business, when all that legitimately concerns us is today. If we really have too much to do, there are some items on… Elisabeth Elliot
“ It is altogether fitting and proper that we should enjoy things made for us to enjoy. What is not at all fitting or proper is that we should set our hearts on them. Temporal things must be treated as… Elisabeth Elliot
“ God will never disappoint us. He loves us and has only one purpose for us : holiness, which in His kingdom equals joy. Elisabeth Elliot
“ 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 de… Elisabeth Elliot
“ Does it make sense to pray for guidance about the future if we are not obeying in the thing that lies before us today? How many momentous events in Scripture depended on one person's seemingly small a… Elisabeth Elliot
“ Restlessness and impatience change nothing except our peace and joy. Peace does not dwell in outward things, but in the heart prepared to wait trustfully and quietly on Him who has all things safely i… Elisabeth Elliot
“ A quiet heart is content with what God gives. It is enough. All is grace.Elisabeth Elliot Elisabeth Elliot
“ 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. Elisabeth Elliot
“ One does not surrender a life in an instant. That which is lifelong can only be surrendered in a lifetime. Nor is surrender to the will of God (per se) adequate to fullness of power in Christ. Maturit… Elisabeth Elliot
“ Cruelty and wrong are not the greatest forces in the world. There is nothing eternal in them. Only love is eternal. Elisabeth Elliot
