306 Quotes by Elisabeth Elliot

God is God. I dethrone Him in my heart if I demand that he act in ways that satisfy my idea of justice.

If your goal is purity of heart, be prepared to be thought very odd.

Loneliness is a required course for leadership.

It is impossible to love deeply without sacrifice.

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.

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.

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!

Worship is not an experience. Worship is an act, and this takes discipline. We are to worship ?in spirit and in truth.? Never mind about the feelings. We are to worship in spite of them.

A prayerful heart and an obedient heart will learn, very slowly and not without sorrow, to stake everything on God Himself.