The principles of gain through loss, of joy through sorrow, of getting by giving, of fulfillment by laying down, of life out of death is what the Bible teaches, and the people who have believed it enough to live it out in simple, humble, day-by-day practice are people who have found the gain, the joy, the getting, the fulfillment, the life.
Elisabeth ElliotThe willingness to be and to have just what God wants us to be and have, nothing more, nothing less, and nothing else, would set our hearts at rest, and we would discover the simpler life,
the greater peace.
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 denies reality. It stands in the very teeth of suffering.
Elisabeth ElliotStichwörter: love god suffering love-of-god
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 ElliotStichwörter: letting-go discipleship
Leave it all in the Hands that were wounded for you
Elisabeth ElliotStichwörter: christianity
Jesus never pussyfooted
Elisabeth ElliotStichwörter: spirituality jesus-christ manhood
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 ElliotStichwörter: christianity manhood
The question is simply,'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders.
Elisabeth ElliotStichwörter: christianity manhood elliot
It would seem that unless we see through and beyond the physical, we shall not even see the physical as we ought to see it: as the very vehicle for the glory of God
Elisabeth ElliotStichwörter: nature spirituality elliot
A man must at times be hard as nails: willing to face up to the truth about himself, and about the woman he loves, refusing compromise when compromise is wrong. But he must also be tender. No weapon will breach the armor of a woman's resentment like tenderness.
Elisabeth ElliotStichwörter: relationships manhood tenderness elliot
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