306 Quotes by Elisabeth Elliot

Some of God’s greatest mercies are in his refusals. He says no in order that he may, in some way we cannot imagine, say yes.

But little deaths have to be died just as great ones do. Every reminder that aroused a longing had to be offered up.

It’s only in the cross that we can begin to harmonize this seeming contradiction between suffering and love.

It is when we come to the Lord in our nothingness, our powerlessness and our helplessness that He then enables us to love in a way which, without Him, would be absolutely impossible.

It is today for which we are responsible. God still owns tomorrow.

There is a whole world of difference between those who look only for their own happiness in this world and those who know their true happiness lies in the will of God.

And I’ve come to see that it’s through the deepest suffering that God has taught me the deepest lessons. And if we’ll trust Him for it, we can come through to the unshakable assurance that He’s in charge. He has a loving purpose. And He can transform something terrible into something wonderful. Suffering is never for nothing.

I seek the lessons God wants to teach me, and that means that I ask why.

If you are married, then accept that. Accept the husband that God has given you. If you are single, accept your singleness and take it as if today was the last day of your life. Don’t be looking constantly to the future.